Pages On: Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos is an extremely hazardous material that can cause devastating damage to the lungs of anyone unlucky and to inhale it. Fortunately, Asbestos is harmless if not disturbed. However, many professionals have been forced to work with Asbestos in roles such as shipbuilding, electricians, and roofers. Where proper training is not provided, or the right personal protective equipment — as it is a heavily regulated industry — then your employer is liable for putting you at risk. Asbestos exposure can result in a myriad of lung diseases, such as Asbestosis and Mesothelioma, both of which are often fatal. If you have suffered from Asbestos exposure, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Hospital maintenance staff exposed to asbestos
Posted: 25 October 2015
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease
A recently released report has found that maintenance staff at a leading cancer hospital, the Christie hospital in Manchester, were exposed to dangerous airborne asbestos levels. Asbestos Contracting Limited (ACL) carried out the review after it was commissioned by the hospital. It made a number of worrying findings, which included the fact that around 20 members of hospital staff were exposed to the toxic fiber. After the review was completed in August, it gave evidence for several failings. It stated that the Christie had failed to comply with Control of…
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Asbestos victim wins right to compensation
Posted: 30 July 2015
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease
Retired electrician Albert Carder has been awarded the right to claim compensation after being exposed to asbestos while working at Exeter University over 20 years ago. Now 85-years-old, it was ruled in the High Court yesterday that Mr Carder could claim compensation after being exposed to the potentially fatal substance between 1980 and 1994. Mr Carder’s barrister, Harry Steinberg, described the case as “quite shocking”. It was heard in London’s High Court that Mr Carder was recently diagnosed with asbestosis. He suffers with chronic respiratory problems, and depends on oxygen…
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Mesothelioma Compensation Claims in Birmingham
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a building material that was heavily used for insulation up until the 1970s, before it was discovered that inhaling asbestos fibres was harmful. The reason it took such a long time to make the link between asbestos and mesothelioma is because in many cases the symptoms took a long time to present themselves. In some cases, 40 years after the contact with asbestos ceased. As a result, anyone who suffers from mesothelioma as a result of a…
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