Archive for the ‘Asbestos Compensation News’ Category
Asbestosis Increase Leads To More Claims.
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
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-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.
Deaths from mesothelioma continue to increase around the UK as asbestosis symptoms appear and confirmed diagnosis discovers more cases in both men and women.
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.