Did you know that asbestos fibers are extremely small. To put it into perspective 20,000 asbestos fibers would be the equivalent size of a quarter of one single rice grain. Yes…That’s right, 80,000 asbestos fibers would be the same size …

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Mr Tony Carlton, 82, worked as a firefighter in England during the 70’s. Unfortunately he was exposed to asbestos fibres when putting out many of the barn fires that were made from corrugated asbestos sheets. Tony was given 6 months …

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A pupil from a school in Conwy, Wales sparked asbestos fears during an incident. The pupil kicked a hole in the wall which contains asbestos material. Upon further investigation the material had not been flagged up on a previously carried …

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Two large bags of asbestos have illegally been dumped near the River Clyst close to Sowton. It is thought the asbestos waste was dumped in November. Fly-tipping goes on across the country and unfortunately all types of waste end up …

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We recently seen an Australian news article but it is as relevant here as it is down under. A man from Adelaide is suffering from terminal cancer from exposure to asbestos dust during home renovations between the 1990’s and year …

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