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Russia Plays Roulette As Top Asbestos Industry.

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:49:31 +0000

Around 100,000 workers die each year from asbestos-related disease. As the world’s top asbestos producer, Russia, with its strong government backing, vies with China and India to be the chief cause of future global epidemics of asbestosis and mesothelioma.

Asbestos Awareness Courses

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:31:39 +0000

It often seems that the official attitude to the continuing deadly dangers of asbestos are wholly negative. The highlighting of countless number of long, drawn out cases battling for mesthelioma compensation against former employers, insurers and defendants lawyers belies the good work being carried out by many organisations and concerned groups.

Company Failed to Check for Dangerous Asbestos Fibres

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:20:29 +0000

A Cornwall development company, Norwegian Homes Limited, has been fined £4,500 for failing to undertake a survey for the presence of dangerous asbestos fibres when demolishing a Hotel.

Council and Contractors Fined for Unsafe Asbestos Removal

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:45:46 +0000

A local authority and it’s contractor have been fined after a worker left a family exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres for three days.

HSE Warn Retailers of Asbestos Dangers

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:12:50 +0000

During May the HSE have been contacting retailers advising them of their legal responsibilities on asbestos to ensure workers, customers or any contractors are protected from exposure.

Asbestosis Increase Leads To More Claims.

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:51:19 +0000

Assertions that the present dangers of contracting an asbestos related disease are considerably reduced as a result of the banning of its use in products or heightened asbestos awareness, are shown to be false every time Government statistics and anecdotal evidence are released. Consistently rising asbestos compensation figures show very clearly that more people are contracting asbestos-related cancers such as asbestosis and mesothelioma.

Firm Fined for Asbestos Exposure

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:12:20 +0000

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has fined building firm Nationwide Building Contractors Ltd £4,500 for breach of asbestos regulations for its work during refurbishment to Hall Garth Golf and Country Club, near Darlington.

The Co-Op does the right thing for asbestos sufferers

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:11:18 +0000

The Co-Operative Insurance is calling upon the insurance industry to support government plans to help people affected by asbestos related illnesses to get compensation from individual insurers or an industry scheme.

Mesothelioma Rate Forecast.

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 11 May 2010 08:46:05 +0000

Deaths from mesothelioma continue to increase around the UK as asbestosis symptoms appear and confirmed diagnosis discovers more cases in both men and women.

National Centre for Asbestos-Related Diseases Announced.

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:49:33 +0000

The blow dealt by the recent let down from the Government, ruling out mesothelioma compensation for pleural plaques sufferers, was softened by plans announced to create an Employers’ Liability Tracing Bureau and the setting up of a UK National Centre for Asbestos Related Disease.