Victims of asbestos to be remembered on International Workers’ Memorial Day in Clydebank
THE scourge of asbestos-related fatal illness is not some historic malaise that can be consigned to the past, because people are still suffering today....
Children of Northampton woman who died from asbestos cancer appeal for information
A grieving brother and sister are appealing for help after their mum, a former factory worker, died after suffering from an asbestos-related cancer. Cherrill...
Demolition contractor sentenced over multiple failings, including asbestos
A Hertfordshire based contractor has been found guilty for a series of safety failings across two separate sites. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...
AUSTRALIA – NSW Homeowners reminded to check for Mr Fluffly loose-fill asbestos insulation
It has been only one year since Martin Swinburn renovated the kitchen in his Asquith family home, and yet the shiny new space could...
£200k compensation for carpenter with asbestos-related cancer
A RETIRED carpenter who worked with asbestos in a prison has received a six-figure compensation pay-out after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The pensioner,...
Fears over homes on land contaminated with asbestos
Nearly 300 new homes could be built on the site of a former power station – on land which is heavily contaminated with asbestos....
Dad may have died from exposure to asbestos following IRA bombing
A SECURITY guard may have died after being exposed to asbestos in the wake of an IRA bomb attack. Stuart Packard, who lived in...
Roofer prosecuted for asbestos breach
A Berkshire roofer has been fined for removing asbestos without a licence. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Michael Wilkie was contracted by a householder...
Worker claims retaliation over asbestos report
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A maintenance worker in Yellowstone National Park said a park concession company retaliated against him after he reported that he...
Widow of Bury man who died from asbestos-related cancer wins damages payout
A widow has won hundreds of thousands of pounds damages for the death of her husband – who was struck down by asbestos-related cancer...
