Aberdeen Council criticised following asbestos safety failings
Health and safety investigators reveal Aberdeen City Council potentially exposed high-rise workers to asbestos...
Tag: Electricians
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...
Electrician sues Vauxhall for £1m claiming ‘asbestos kisses’ caused wife’s mesothelioma
An former electrician at Vauxhall Motors who claims he unknowingly poisoned his wife with asbestos dust while they hugged and kissed as a young couple is suing for £1 million over her death...
IOSH launches No Time To Lose campaign as their survey reveals one in four construction workers exposed to asbestos
One in four construction workers say they have been exposed to asbestos while two-thirds do not know that it can cause cancer, according to a survey by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health ...
Essex electrician killed by inhaling dust full of asbestos fibres
An electrician who began his career working in a factory filled with asbestos died as a result of mesothelioma, an inquest has heard...
Retired Darwen electrician killed by asbestos injuries, Blackburn inquest is told
An inquest has been told how a retired electrician has died from asbestos related injuries,reports the Lancashire Telegraph...
Scots Labour Leader Kezia Dugdale leads talks to fight mesothelioma
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is hosting a meeting to develop a “real plan” to fight a rare cancer. Campaigners and medical experts will take part in the round-table discussion at the Scottish Parliament on tackling mesothelioma...
Retired electrician exposed to asbestos at Exeter University now in a hospice with asbestosis
A retired electrician who was awarded asbestos exposure compensation of just over £1,500 from Exeter University – who are appealing the court decision – is now being cared for in a hospice...