European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Above workers in Gat masks begin to construct a plastic Bubble around a new York apartment building that was damaged when an Asbestos wrapped con Edison steam pipe burst at right last summer sending steam mud and debris into the air. Three people died and hundreds had to be evacuated. Asbestos by Beth j. Harpaz associated press k Evin Ouinn s lather began working Lor consolidated Edison in now York in the9-os we n Asbestos was still considered Amiracle Liber and no regulations Kitsuse William Quinn client in 1980 of cancer in acc to Asbestos his son was hired by the same Utility in 1979 in the years since his lather first came in Contact with Asbestos nume Ous Laws had been passed to protect workers irom whal was now acknowledged As a prime he ally risk Bui in 1987. Quinn says he was working at a Plant when Asbestos covered doors were removed from boilers and dropped to the floor the doors remained Lor weeks White workers went about their duties without protective gear amid Clouds of Asbestos dust he says i used to a pal that area every Day he Sas the Loid us it was Sale and in out was t now Quinn has joined to to workers and the environmental Protection in suing coned. Charging thai he was to the same material that killed his lather eighteen years Aller passage of the first Federal la Rojt Xialing Asb Blos thousands of workers at utilities like coned. And in other industries where Asbestos As used As an insulator still lace its Ell Els the Are talking to people who Are extremely surprised that Asbestos is still a said Heather Maurer. Executive of Asbestos victims of despite precautions disease rate rises America Bui the incidence of Asbestos disease is on the increase instead of the decrease despite restrictions that have been applied to make the use of Asbestos safer " a recent Union Spons Rcd screening of 538 con Edison workers found thai 20 percent had either scarred i Ings or Mesot Clioma an Asbestos caused rancor of Trie lining of the Abdomen or int. Lung since 1987, coned has been cited a Hie occupational safely and health administration Tor More than a half dozen alleged violations most failure to Monitor the level of Asbestos fibres m the air at the Indian Point nuclear Plant m Buchanan a Plant in Astoria. Queens and at Quinn a 74th St get Plant in Manhattan some allegations Are still under investigation have been contested and dropped Bosha. A i c.? t de settled others by paing a line Page 16 the stars and stripes the con Edison Plant on Manhattan s 74th Street. Saturday. February 17.1990 prior to 1973. We did t know what the Asbestos risks worn sad coned spokeswoman Rosalie Zuckerman we re not denying thai prior to thai time. There was exposure out now that we re aware of i. Whenever we do any Asbestos work to follow All the rrijuiat.on-, she a and tint. E 1 v3 try company has had of pro vans visiting in i j Plant carrying a Ray a r lines to Tot. Asbestos scarring one would not comment on Kevin Cju inn s suit but says the Complin was Neyl genl in 1987. When he i. J of re Henrj a. Were kept in tar dark we did t working around Asbestos Tii a shop Steward to a is in Pili to the while lung a " he i a because Asbestos cancers can Lake to 35 o develop workers to Quinn who b Lieve Iho been vhf of l i/1 not become s until a. 2iyj an j were posed to ,. In u.-a arid 70s a o just i. I re be Ikic a i ii Vorisj s is ii a i a a a of Archor. Arid i of Guys at tar Juri school mod inc proi., that . fats win t Peak until 1292 and won t Iron after the car 2000 Sno he a Cerli Iles the Riik of Asbestos related i or cancer we
