A man from Alphamstone died as a result of being exposed to asbestos dust while working as a clerk in a factory, an inquest has heard. David Rutledge, 82, of Goulds Road, told in a statement written before his death that he had to regularly
Banned asbestos and other dangerous building products are slipping past customs officials and being used in Australian homes and building sites, a senate inquiry has heard. The national construction union has made a submission to the inquiry saying building materials containing asbestos, formaldehyde and cheap
People in North Nottinghamshire are being advised to keep their windows and doors shut as firefighters tackle a blaze at an industrial estate. Four crews were alerted to the incident at Boughton Industrial Estate, in Ollerton, at around 7.10pm on Friday. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has asked
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 him as figures predict fatality rates will peak by 2018. Kay Eccles from Broughton lost her husband Sam, 85, in February
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, the cost to Derbyshire County Council could increase. A freedom of information request posted on the council’s website showed the statistics, with hundreds
Teaching unions have today launched a campaign urging the government to defuse the “timebomb” of asbestos in Norfolk’s schools, as it emerged that nearly 85pc of them contain the deadly material. Exposure to asbestos, sometimes known as “the silent killer”, can cause mesothelioma, an incurable
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 equipment is called Asbestos ALERT (Asbestos Locating Equipment in Real Time) and has been developed by Paignton based ALERT Technology Ltd.
Despite the well-known dangers of deadly asbestos, its removal from most job sites and legal actions against companies using the substance, many U.S. workers still face the perils of exposure when they enter their workplace each day. Scott Allen, regional director for public affairs at the
A firm is being investigated by Wigan Council over allegations that it left rubble from a fire containing asbestos piled up in a corner of its yard. The local authority has confirmed it is looking into safety concerns involving Pennine Scaffolding, based on the Millingford Industrial
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 conducted in this Nordic island nation illustrates just how difficult it will be to end the worldwide horrors of mesothelioma and
