THREE people from South Devon have died having been exposed to asbestos during their lives. Richard Alan Bridge, 64, of Woodland Park Nursing Home in Torquay, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 2015. During his time working as a car mechanic, Richard had been exposed to
A retired Barrow council bricklayer is appealing to his former colleagues to come forward in a bid to find out how and where he was exposed to asbestos. Dennis Pearson, 66, from Stainton, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos and affects
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The latest top level statistics on work-related ill health, workplace fatalities and injuries, and enforcement in Great Britain. Work related illness; Mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposure; Working days lost; Workplace injuries; Workplace deaths; and The estimated cost of injuries and ill health from
A High Court claim says Jack Briggs returned from work each night covered in the deadly substance A factory worker who came home each night covered in asbestos dust unwittingly poisoned his wife with hugs and kisses according to a High Court claim. Paula Briggs
Derbyshire road blocked off and people advised to stay away after hazardous asbestos found. THE road between Chellaston and Aston-on-Trent has been closed after hazardous asbestos was found. Derby City Council has closed Aston Lane and Chellaston Lane between the two places while contractors come to clear
Building surveyor Watts Group has been fined £30,000 for health and safety breaches that resulted in two construction workers being exposed to asbestos. Seamus Kelly, a joiner, and his colleague Alan Tweed, were exposed to asbestos while replacing doors in the service ducts beneath Holywell
Children could be at risk from lead in paint if they bite or suck play equipment, researchers warn Paint on equipment in children’s playground contains up to 60 times the recommended levels of lead, scientists have discovered. Environmental researchers from Plymouth University analysed the
A Wisconsin man alleges he developed mesothelioma, a rare and deadly form of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, as a result of his mother’s use of talcum powder that contained the toxic substance Steven P. Schultz and Kimberly Schultz filed a lawsuit on January
Inquest rules Elizabeth Belt’s death was a result of industrial disease, after years spent pinning pupils’ work to boards resulting in asbestos dust inhalation. A primary school teacher who contracted cancer after decades of exposure to asbestos used as pinboards for her pupil’s art work
