Essex pensioner may have developed mesothelioma from washing docker husband’s clothes
A pensioner may have died after being exposed to asbestos while washing her husband's work clothes, lawyers have said...
Category: Cancer
White paper from Lucion Services calls for more, tougher asbestos safety controls
After finding the UK has the worst asbestos health related problems in the world, a new report from Risk Management consultants Lucion Services is demanding more and better safety measures on the presence of ACMs at work...
‘Fit and well’ 33 year old woman dies of asbestos cancer following gap year in Argentina 15 years ago
Medical researcher Rose Wharton, 33, fell ill from mesothelioma in September, as Coroner says cancer is usually found in builders with 30 years in the business...
“Asbestos particles in smoke” could be risk for Grenfell Tower survivors
Firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower fire are among those who may have been exposed to toxic fumes, with surviving children also at risk...
HSE investigate supply of metal gauze mats which contain asbestos to schools
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been made aware that two UK laboratory supply companies have supplied schools and potentially other users with gauze mats which contain asbestos...
Alert over asbestos exposure to military staff who worked on Sea King helicopters
Military staff who worked on Sea King helicopters are being warned they may have been exposed to asbestos...
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7bn over asbestos talc cancer claims
Women claim the company’s talcum powder contributed to them developing ovarian cancer...
Furniture company fined for poor condition of asbestos containing materials
A company which manufactures and distributes furniture was fined £6,000 for failing to properly assess the risk from exposure to asbestos containing materials...