The Asbestos Institute
Practical information about the different types
of asbestos found in buildings and
the precautions that can be taken.
Toxic, Allergenic and
Pathogenic Molds
This is a link to a pdf file titled, "Mold In My
Home, What Do I Do?", (you must
have Adobe
Reader installed as a helper program on your computer or browser in
order to open this document).
Recalls:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
This is the nation's watchdog organization for
the protection of consumers against faulty and recalled products.
We, as inspectors, try to make you aware of the more prominent and
hazardous appliance failures, however, we cannot possibly keep
up-to-date on the hundreds of product failures annually. You may
wish to
visit this site and search the individual brand names of the
appliances in your home.
"Omega" Fire Protection Sprinkler
Heads
This site gives specific information on the types
of "Omega" brand fire sprinkler
heads which were found to be defective. It also gives information
regarding the
recall and
time constraints for filing a claim. Apparently, the filing date
has passed,
but this site still has information that you may find helpful.
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Installed Gas Furnaces
This alert dated July 2001 lists the brand names,
model numbers, and other
information about the defective furnaces which were recalled in California.