Alphamstone man died from asbestos exposure while working at factory, inquest hears
A man from Alphamstone died as a result of being exposed to asbestos dust while working as a clerk in a factory, an inquest...
NUT Survey: Teachers want asbestos out by 2028
Schools staff are being left in the dark about the presence of asbestos in their workplace, leaving them and their pupils at risk of...
Merton Council accepts liability for death of teacher who was exposed to asbestos
Merton Council has accepted liability for the death of a teacher who was exposed to asbestos at a school in Mitcham. Her widower is...
Devon teacher died from asbestos exposure in Buckinghamshire schools
Teacher, 68, died from asbestos exposure after builders removed the deadly fibres from classrooms while she taught lessons during her 30-year career. A former...
Shipyard workers urged to speak up as asbestos deaths in Barrow are triple the national average.
THE widow of a shipyard worker who died from lung cancer linked to asbestos exposure wants to know why more wasn’t done to protect...
Hundreds of asbestos-hit Derbyshire schools cost council £400,000
Hundreds of Derbyshire schools containing asbestos has cost a council more than £400,000 in compensation and with outstanding claims still to be dealt with,...
Parliament electrical engineer who kept diaries about his safety concerns is killed by asbestos
A former electrical engineer at the Houses of Parliament who died from asbestos-related cancer kept dairies for nearly 20 years detailing his safety concerns about the building. Frederick...
Crowd-funding investment bid for asbestos detector
AN innovative South Devon company has developed what is believed to be the world’s first real-time asbestos warning device. The groundbreaking, portable, hand held, piece of...
Mesothelioma Cases Rise in Iceland Despite Asbestos Ban
The incidence of mesothelioma in Iceland today continues to rise, despite a nationwide ban on asbestos that began more than 30 year ago. A recent study...
Former building manager died of asbestos-related cancer
A FORMER building manager died of asbestos-related cancer, an inquest has heard. Ralph Hubert Rogers, 89, of Heron Close, Thornton-le-Dale, died on November 15. Dr...
