The role of asbestos in the UK’s high lung cancer rate is being missed

Lung cancer sufferers are missing out on substantial financial help because the link with asbestos is being missed in some cases, the National Asbestos Helpline has reported. More than 43,000 people a year are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK, but the Health and Safety Executive estimates that...

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Alarm raised over asbestos risk to workers after Redditch man dies

Experts in asbestos-related diseases at law firm Irwin Mitchell have called for significant improvements in the way asbestos is monitored, managed and handled after new statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed there more than 5,000 deaths from asbestos-related diseases in 2013. The report indicated 2,538 mesothelioma...

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Action urged after news that eight in 10 Sheffield schools contain deadly asbestos

Campaigners and politicians have called for drastic action amid revelations that some eight out of ten schools in Sheffield contain asbestos. Figures obtained by the Sheffield Star revealed 86 per cent of primaries and 35 per cent of the city’s secondary schools contain the potentially deadly dust. The problem is so...

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ARCA publishes Guidance on client’s responsibilities when appointing asbestos contractors

ARCA, the UK’s leading asbestos removal association, has published a Guidance Note on the responsibilities clients have when appointing asbestos contractors. The law requires that clients, make suitable arrangements for managing a project, and maintain and review these arrangements ...

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