Compensation scheme announced for asbestos mesothelioma victims in Jersey
The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme is a one-off payment from Jersey's government and will be introduced in October...
Category: Asbestos
Asbestos cancer mesothelioma deaths at record high in the South West
New data from the HSE shows mesothelioma has caused the deaths of 154 people in Cornwall between 2013 and 2017...
Industry bodies launch asbestos skills certification
Asbestos professionals in the UK have joined forces to launch a certification card so that workers can prove they are qualified to handle the material...
How exposure to asbestos is still putting lives at risk – 20 years since it was banned
At least 5,000 deaths each year in the UK can be linked to asbestos exposure, despite the substance being banned in 1999...
Electrician wins asbestos case against car manufacturers Vauxhall
An electrician whose wife developed lung cancer after washing his asbestos-contaminated overalls has won a landmark action in the High Court...
Much lauded documentary about mesothelioma and asbestos exposure now available online
The acclaimed new asbestos documentary “Dirty Laundry” is now available for the world to see. In the film, two cousins cycle more than 4,000 miles from California to New York, fueled by curiosity about their grandmother’s surprise death from mesothelioma...
HSE to target construction firms in new health inspections, with focus on asbestos
These inspections will be the first time the regulator has targeted the industry with a specific focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease ...
“Asbestos particles in smoke” could be risk for Grenfell Tower survivors
Firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower fire are among those who may have been exposed to toxic fumes, with surviving children also at risk...