Posts Tagged ‘mesothelioma’
Asbestos Risk In Average UK Workplace Leaves Fatal Legacy
The recent death of a 91 year old man and his wife from mesothelioma - even though neither had ever been exposed to asbestos at their places of work but instead contracted the fatal malignant cancer in their own home – highlights the lack of asbestos awareness to the hidden dangers of the deadly material likely to be present in any building constructed up until the end of the twentieth century.
The one question inevitably asked of an asbestosis lawyer concerns the likelihood of securing mesothelioma compensation from a former employer or their insurer so many years later.
It’s not often realised in today’s health and safety conscious world that secondary exposure to asbestos was a hidden danger to family members in many households before asbestos awareness of the fatal health risks became better known.
Illegal Asbestos Removal A Deadly Risk.
Asbestos awareness of the serious health risks of exposure and the breathing in of airborne fibres should always be urgent priority, not least, to be legally compliant with the ‘General Requirements’ of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.