The latest from Asbestos Awareness
We feel that there is a real benefit to keeping you updated on all the latest news coming in from Asbestos Awareness along with any latest/new information about Asbestos in general. You can find all of our articles below, please feel free to browse through.
HSE Launches New Consultation on Tighter Asbestos Regulations to Enhance Worker Protection
Earlier this month, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a public consultation on proposals to strengthen the Control of [...]
Talcum Powder Giant Sued in UK Over Cancer Risks
It has been reported that Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant known for its Johnson & Johnson baby powder, is [...]
Bridge McFarland Secures £107,500 Damages for Retired Maintenance Fitter Diagnosed with Asbestosis
Bridge McFarland LLP’s industrial disease specialists have successfully secured £107,500 damages for a retired maintenance fitter who was diagnosed with [...]
Compensation Awarded to Family After Asbestos-Related Death
Earlier this year, the family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer, were awarded compensation from his former [...]
PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS IN BRISTOL
A construction site supervisor has been fined after taking action that exposed primary school students and teaching staff to harmful [...]
Sufferers Reveal the Common Ways They Contracted Mesothelioma
As the UK struggles to keep up with the mounting mortality rates of people diagnosed with asbestos-related deaths, the policy [...]
Government Urged to Take Immediate Action To Develop Asbestos Regulations
In a letter published by the Guardian on 2 January, Dr Gill Read, a former technical adviser from the Joint [...]
Bridge McFarland LLP secures £125,000 damages for family of Grimsby and Immingham Docker who died from Asbestosis
Bridge McFarland LLP has secured £125,000 in damages for the family of a former Grimsby and Immingham Docker who died [...]
New Clothes Range Inspired by Renowned Local Glaswegian Asbestos Campaigner
A Glasgow shipyard worker who spent 25 years campaigning for victims of asbestos has inspired a new clothing range which [...]
Promising Research Project into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma UK, the mesothelioma cancer charity, has recently shared details of a six-month research project that has been investigating a [...]
Mum with Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosis Fights for Awareness
Suffering from a disease often found in men over 75, Emily-Jane Scandrett went undiagnosed for asbestos-related cancer for all of [...]
Urgent Call for Simple Change in Law Regarding Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer
According to the Health and Safety Executive, asbestos remains one of the biggest contributors to workplace-related deaths in the UK. [...]
Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2024
Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW), now in its 20th year, takes place from April 1st to 7th each year. The [...]
Scientists Develop Breakthrough Treatment Of Asbestos Linked Cancer
In a recent article published by The Guardian, it has been announced that a groundbreaking drug has been developed for [...]
Asbestos-Related Diseases Throughout the 20th Century – BBC’s Call The Midwife
The popular Sunday evening programme Call The Midwife originally aired in 2012 set in 1957 Poplar, East London. Throughout the [...]
What are the main types of asbestos-related diseases?
The dangers of asbestos were, until relatively recently, unknown. Due to the latency period associated with exposure to the substance, [...]
Protecting Workers from Asbestos Exposure – EU Council Legislation
On the 23rd of October 2023, the European Union (EU) Council finalised its directive step to protect workers from asbestos-related [...]
Will Asbestos be Removed from all Public Buildings Within 40 Years?
In a joint letter from a coalition of 27 trade unions, all major political parties were called to commit to [...]
MINNOW Study Report – The Impact on Welfare Brought by Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma UKÂ recently funded the MINNOW study, a study dedicated to understanding the emotional and psychological impact of mesothelioma on its [...]
RAAC In Schools Causing Risk of Asbestos Exposure
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), the lightweight and low-cost concrete utilised in roofing and wall construction in many civil buildings, [...]
Parliamentary Debate About Asbestos
Although asbestos use has been banned in the UK since 1999, the remnants of the substance continue to kill 5000 [...]
Is There A Cure For Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is one of the four main types of asbestos disease caused by extensive exposure to asbestos. It is a [...]
Can You Claim For Compensation After Someone’s Death From Asbestos Disease?
One of the many cruel features of asbestos disease, is that its victims are usually of advanced years. The period [...]
How Does Compensation Help in Asbestos Disease Cases?
Every year, asbestos disease still kills many people in the UK. The absolute ban on the import and use of [...]
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