Archive for February, 2010
Asbestos Uncovered–Confronting the Enemy Within!
Asbestos material in the form of a tile, panel or board covered by a coat of paint is, still to this day, a sleeper cell assassin! Furthermore, you can’t tell whether a material contains asbestos simply by looking at it, unless it is labelled.
Suffering an asbestos-related disease caused by exposure through lack of awareness may give you cause to seek an asbestosis claim.
Asbestos Claims Increase in Britain
The estimated future cost of UK asbestos compensation claims, having first been estimated to have almost doubled between 2004 and 2008, were forecast to reach £11bn for the period 2010-2050.
Plaques Bills set to be debated today
According to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers , (APIL), bills aiming to return the right to compensation for people with pleural plaques are due to be debated in both houses of Parliament tomorrow.
Asbestos Risk –A Short History
Asbestos is not a product of modern technology. Yet despite the evidence of severe health risks related to exposure to asbestos dating as far back as the first century, the production of products containing asbestos continued to grow until the mid 1970s, with a lack of understanding and awareness that still has fatal consequences today.