Steel price increases and shortages are not expected to abate any time soon (The News, April 26, 2004). Higher steel prices have spurred increased interest in fiberglass duct materials, and manufacturers and other industry groups state it is important to understand the safety issues surrounding “man-made vitreous fibers” (fiberglass).
The most serious question raised is whether [...]

PS:This is an old article about fiberglass. some info are not true.
A new danger from municipal landfills is emerging from scientific studies: cancer causing air pollution from asbestos, fiberglass and other synthetic mineral fibers. The problem has two parts: the health danger from the fibers, and the release of fibers from landfills.
Everyone agrees that asbestos [...]

An industrial process for making glass fibers was first patented in Russia in 1840. [1,pg.292] At the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Edward Libby, an American, exhibited lampshades, a dress, and other articles woven from glass fibers. In 1915, the Allied Forces blockaded Germany and created an asbestos shortage, which resulted in full-scale U.S. [...]

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Is Fiberglass the 21st Century Asbestos?
Recent articles have dubbed fiberglass the next asbestos, citing the pervasive dangers of breathing in glass particles and potential carcinogens. Such claims and accusations conjure up a myriad of emotions ranging from slight anxiety to panic. Are these claims legitimate? Do you, as a designer, need to be concerned?
What is [...]

Fiberglass window hazards are often associated with insulation dangers. In fact, some hazards with fiberglass windows do exist but not to the same extent as with the insulation. Additionally, when proper safety procedures are used, fiberglass windows can be safely used.
What is Fiberglass?
Fiberglass is a synthetic material made of various natural materials such as sand [...]

In a stunning announcement reported by the United Auto Workers union, four Owens Corning scientists, in a paper published in the journal Inhalation Toxicology, recommended an average occupational exposure limit for an 8-hour day of .05 fibers per cubic centimeter of air, or about half a fiber per cubic meter of air. This is considerably [...]

Industry Scientists Recommend Drastically Lower Exposure Limit for Durable Fiberglass
A group of scientists from Owens Corning Fiberglass recently published a quantitative risk assessment for the theoretical lifetime cancer risk from the manufacture and use of relatively durable synthetic glass fibers. They estimated levels of exposure to respirable fibers or fiber-like structures of E-glass and C-glass, [...]

November 19, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
BRUCE HILLENBRAND, DIRECTOR, FEDERAL-STATE
OPERATIONS
THROUGH: LEO CAREY, DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF FIELD PROGRAMS
FROM: PATRICIA K. CLARK, DIRECTOR
DIRECTORATE OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
SUBJECT: [...]

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 Notable Historical Events in the fiberglass Insulation Industry

1897

Fiberglass Invented.

1930s

Scientist discover asbestos can cause fatal scarring in lung tissues.

1938

Owens-Corning develops a process to manufacture microscopic glass fibers that are sprayed with chemicals to form fiberglass insulation.

1955

Memo to Owens-Corning president notes: “For the first time, medical literature now carries two articles which indicate that glass fibers can [...]