“This is a national scandal. Urgent action is needed to prevent more pupils, teachers and other staff being exposed to this deadly killer dust,” said Jim Sheridan, the chairman of the group and the Labor MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, according to the Telegraph. “We need both far greater awareness of the risks that this material poses and a program for its phased removal.”

Halliburton has been reapproved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a Star Worksite within its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). The worksite approval is for Halliburton's Drill Bits and Services manufacturing facility in The Woodlands, Texas. It is the only drill bit manufacturing facility in the energy services industry to achieve this status.

Last year Facebook users encountered status updates from their female friends that read “I like it on the floor,” or “Black,” and no one had any clue what the cryptic status updates were really about. Later people learned that the colors were supposed to signify the girls’ bra color of choice and pique male interest thereby leading to their awareness of breast cancer month which is October. Umm, ok. That is some shaky logic to say the least. Ok, I’m done with political correctness - this is one of the dumbest awareness campaigns I have ever seen.