HSE stats show annual deaths from mesothelioma and asbestosis continue to rise
The HSE has released their latest Health & Safety Statistics for 2017, including figures on mesothelioma and asbestosis deaths (up to 2015)...
Year: 2017
Leeds widower seeks help from ex-workmates after wife dies from mesothelioma
Washing her husband’s overalls may have caused the asbestos-related cancer which claimed the life of a great-grandmother from Leeds...
Crews tackling major barn blaze feared asbestos contamination
Crews from three fire stations were called out to tackle a major barn fire in South Devon...
Asbestos campaigner Mavis Nye beats mesothelioma
There are very few cases worldwide of people recovering from the deadly cancer, but 76-year-old Mavis is one of the fortunate few...
Man dies 39 years after being exposed to asbestos for just two days
A man died from an industrial disease decades after being exposed to asbestos for just two days...
Inquest hears that asbestos may have killed Oxford’s Bodleian Library professor
A professor may have been killed by asbestos at the world famous Bodleian Library where he was 'Keeper of the Books,' an inquest has heard...
Barking couple dumped disturbed asbestos in footpath leading to nursery in Newham
A reckless couple from Barking have admitted dumping deadly asbestos sheeting in a footpath close to a nursery in Newham...
Concerns raised after deadly asbestos materials found dumped in Dundalk
Concerns have been raised regarding the fly-tipping of hazardous asbestos in the Dundalk area...