The UK Government is facing a huge bill for compensation from former employees of the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast over their exposure to asbestos. Hundreds of workers have already died from asbestos-related diseases and doctors say they expect …
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£100K Asbestos Payout for Cadbury Worker
Leading chocolate maker Cadbury has paid a former worker £100,000 in compensation after he developed the fatal asbestos related cancer Mesothelioma. Former publications officer Brian Harrison, worked for the firm at its Bournville factory in Birmingham between 1954 and 1962. …
Pub Owner fined after Asbestos Exposure
A major UK pub operator has been fined after three electricians and two plumbers were exposed to asbestos during refurbishment works A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that the company had commissioned a survey to check for the …
The Dangers of Asbestos
Asbestos is a word that many people in the UK are familiar with, many of them for the wrong reasons. Widely used as a building material because of its resistance to high temperatures, asbestos is actually a hazardous material that …
Asbestos: The Hidden Killer !
Asbestos is one of the most toxic materials to have been used in industry and in construction in the last century. Its use has been banned and there are no new applications of asbestos in the EU. We are, however, …
