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Asbestos Connection To Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:33:16 +0000

Early in 2010, both a government health department and a court appeal ruling over distinctions to be made between causal connections in the issue of asbestos exposure, pleural thickening, pleural plaques and development of mesothelioma, proved disappointing to the claimants involved in the claim for mesothelioma compensation.

Lack Of Asbestos Protection Lands Firm in Court.

Kelvin.Graham — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:09:45 +0000

It has been often asserted that the raising of asbestos awareness in recent years, combined with the pressure to reform legislation and asbestosis lawyers pushing harder to obtain asbestos compensation for their long suffering clients has meant companies are taking their duty of care to their employees more seriously.

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.

Development Company Fined over Asbestos Exposure

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:55:47 +0000

A development company has been fined a total of £15,000 at Bournemouth Crown Court for exposing employees and members of the public to the dangers of asbestos material while working at a property in Poole.

Asbestos killed Sex Pistols Manager, Malcolm McLaren

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:46:47 +0000

The recent death of former Sex Pistols Manager, Malcolm McLaren, aged 64, may have been caused by exposure to asbestos at ‘Sex’, his Kings Road fashion clothes store, over thirty years ago, and which may have led to contracting the aggressive form of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.

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.

Asbestos Time Bomb.

Kelvin.Graham — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:44:59 +0000

The period of time between exposure to a potential cause of disease and the time the disease becomes apparent is defined as the latency period.

Asbestos in the Lungs Occurs For Everyone in the UK !

Kelvin.Graham — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:40:28 +0000

The campaigns for winning asbestos compensation can often appear to be hard fought with asbestosis lawyers battling to overcome a great deal of resistance to the idea that even a low level exposure to asbestos is a risk to health.

Asbestos Fibre Count Proof Reduced.

Kelvin.Graham — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:24:37 +0000

A recent London High Court decision may prove significant for the many asbestos-related disease sufferers who are involved in making an asbestosis claim or seeking mesothelioma compensation.