Indirect asbestos victims seek ‘justice’ with support of Digby Brown
The victims, mainly women, were often exposed to asbestos while washing their spouse's clothing...
Tag: Public Health
Daily Record reveals over 200 hospitals across Scotland containing killer asbestos
The Daily Record has published a list of the facilities across Scotland which contain asbestos - you can read it here...
Public health advice following the Grenfell Tower fire
The government has warned people living near the Grenfell Tower site that they could have breathed in the deadly building material asbestos in the aftermath of the fire...
Conviction for man caught on surveillance camera dumping asbestos
Suspended custodial sentence handed down to man who had pleaded guilty to two offences of fly-tipping at an earlier hearing...
Environment bosses took six days to remove asbestos from bonfire site
Big delay in Northern Ireland Environment Agency removing deadly asbestos dumped at a bonfire site used by children in Co Tyrone, a councillor has claimed...
Asbestos may be present in over 40 North Ayrshire schools
Deadly asbestos could be present in many North Ayrshire Schools. Figures show that 42 schools across the district could still have asbestos in them...
Department for Education ‘exposed staff to asbestos risk’ at derelict Runcorn property
The HSA has revealed it reprimanded the Department For Education for failing to protect staff from exposure to asbestos during remediation work ...
British Rail asbestos victim has months to live but wins cash for his Derby family
A father-of-three from Derby has been told he has just months to live after suffering from a lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos...