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Cancelled Schools Scheme Increases Asbestos Risk

Kelvin.Graham — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:31:18 +0000

An unforeseen consequence of the recent coalition government cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future Programme (BSF) is the increased asbestos exposure risk to pupils and teaching staff at many current school buildings built before 1970.

No Great Escape From Mesothelioma For McQueen

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:06:59 +0000

The long latency periods – of up to 40 years or more – which occurs from first exposure to asbestos to the appearance of asbestosis symptoms, are well known. Victims can come from all walks of life, beyond the traditional asbestos manufacturing or handling workplace environments.

Calling For A Global Ban of Asbestos

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:56:51 +0000

The call by many concerned health, legal and asbestos rights groups for a total global ban of asbestos is certainly not new but is getting more pronounced as each new set of statistics is released, which show the persistence of asbestos-related diseases such as abestosis.

The Problem With Mesothelioma

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:26:55 +0000

Asbestos exposure is almost always linked to asbestosis or the more aggressive and fatal mesothelioma. Once the microscopic fibres of asbestos material enter the body and embed themselves in the mesothelium – the membranes which line the chest and abdominal cavities, and cover the lungs, heart and abdomen – they irritate the surrounding cells, causing them to replicate randomly and uncontrollably, and develop into a malignant tumour.

Asbestos Threat Underestimated In The UK

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:45 +0000

More than half of work-related deaths from six major cancers in the UK are due to asbestos, according to a recent London-based public health report, and estimates are greater than those currently used in UK health and safety strategy planning.

Asbestos in Schools – A History Lesson.

Kelvin.Graham — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:23:25 +0000

Whilst Government administrations come and go, and the latest schools system and curriculum initiatives unveiled with new layers of management put into place, the actual fabric of the buildings are consistently ignored, where an ageing nemesis lies in wait, ready to inflict more damage than an ill-conceived educational policy might sustain.

Asbestos Legacy Continues To Claim Lives.

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:41:05 +0000

Action Mesothelioma Day and the Mesothelioma Charter are part of a long history of campaigning to raise asbestos awareness to see justice and compensation for all asbestosis and mesothelioma victims.

Action Mesothelioma Day 2010.

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:52:29 +0000

Action Mesothelioma Day 2010, the fifth event to be mounted across the UK, which was announced by The British Lung Foundation (BLF) and supporting organisations to be held on the first Friday in July, is scheduled for 2nd July.

Asbestos in Auto Driving Danger.

Kelvin.Graham — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:50:29 +0000

Incredible though it may seem in 2010, there is still the very real possibility of being exposed to asbestos contained in brake linings, clutches and gaskets of older vehicles manufactured before the 1970s. More worryingly, automobiles are imported from countries where individual parts have been produced in factories still using asbestos as a cheap source material.

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.