The HSE has published latest statistics (collated up to 2013) regarding deaths caused by exposure to asbestos. There are four main diseases associated with inhalation of asbestos fibres...
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...
The Independent has reported that thousands of British veterans who will develop terminal cancer due to being exposed to asbestos during their military service are being unfairly treated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), campaigners and victims have claimed. Current laws mean that the MoD does not have to...
A former electrician died after being exposed to asbestos during two stints at Rolls-Royce in Derby. Gordon Clifford started as an apprentice, his inquest was told. In a brief statement read out at Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner's Court...
Revered for its versatility, its strength and its heat resistant properties, asbestos was considered a ‘magic mineral’ until not so very long ago. It was woven into fabric and mixed with cement. It was used in everything from fire-proof vests to housebuilding and even Christmas decorations...