The Ministry of Defence are being sued after a 63 year old woman died from mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure.
The cause of exposure has been linked to a fire at the Army’s Central Ordnance Depot in 1983 which spread the toxic substance across a 15 square mile area in Donnington.
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Two Northamptonshire companies have been fined for asbestos related safety failings, after an HSE inspection revealed they did not have an up to date asbestos register, or a refurbishment/demolition survey carried out prior to starting building work. In doing so they put employees at risk of asbestos exposure for some time, work on site was immediately stopped to prevent any further damage.
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Following to recent news concerning the wide spread asbestos problem in many of the UK’s schools, it has been revealed that 80 of the 99 schools in the Powys area contain asbestos. With recent pressures massing for the removal of asbestos containing materials from schools, a spokesperson from the local council has said there is no plan to remove the asbestos in every case but every site has an extensive management plan.
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The Canadian government is now looking to ban asbestos by 2018.
The long awaited ban will apply to the manufacture of any products containing asbestos, as well as imports made with the substance.
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The development of unused land in Kearsley into a new cycle track was met with controversy as it emerged that the land is an old landfill site, contaminated with many toxic chemicals and materials including copper, zinc, arsenic, lead and asbestos.
Residents claim that those local to the area are aware of the dangers of the sites and that the land is best left alone. However a member of the council’s cabinet for the environment has stated that the land would only be developed after a contamination expert had visited the site to clean the site. He also pointed out that it is common practice to develop on old contaminated lands, after appropriate remediation.
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A short list compiled by Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Centre shows the biggest stories related to asbestos from the last year. One of the largest stories to come out of this is a statement from a book by Donald Trump. In this book he claimed that asbestos is a ‘mob conspiracy’ and ‘100% safe’. This is obviously not true with masses of medical evidence to the contrary.
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Claims from hospital staff following asbestos exposure have reached staggering levels within London hospitals. Those effected include doctors and nurses with many cases affecting young members of staff. There is on recorded in the linked article of Doctor being exposed as a medical student.
When asbestos is present in a place of work, it becomes the responsibility of the duty holder to manage it, whether that be by removal or careful monitoring.
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Major asbestos removal works are due to take place at Exeter Cathedral in order to enable maintenance access to currently inaccessible areas.
The asbestos is to be removed from the roof spaces which should enable much easier and safer access for regular maintenance work which provides an essential part in the Cathedral’s conservation.
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Councils across the UK have paid out in excess of £10 Million in compensation for asbestos related illnesses from exposure within schools according to a recent article published by BBC News – to read the article please click here.
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Government plans to dispose of employment records after 6 years instead of 20 was meet with mass controversy by the Asbestos Victims Support Group. This is due to the fact that those which were exposed to asbestos at work will have difficulty proving where and how they were exposed. Considering that Mesothelioma can take 30 years to develop following exposure to asbestos, if the work records are deleted, claiming compensation would become difficult for those affected.
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