A bereaved family from County Down have called for more awareness of the risks of asbestos after loosing their father to asbestos related disease. Asbestos was widely used in buildings across the country right up until it was banned in …
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Asbestos Questions & Answers – Asbestos Surveyors Northern Ireland
What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a disease of the lungs linked to Asbestos. It is commonly diagnosed in men and women who worked with asbestos. Asbestos is also linked to asbestosis, pleural thickening and other cancers. Is It Dangerous to …
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I.T Worker Dies From Asbestos Exposure
Many people believe that some jobs are riskier than others in terms of coming into contact with asbestos. Plumbers, electricians and construction workers are certainly high risk when it comes to asbestos exposure due to the nature of that work. …
Here’s Some Facts on Asbestos
What was once known as the miracle fibre, asbestos is now one of the most feared materials on Earth. Should you be unlucky enough to come into contact with it, you should never disturb or touch it and it should …
How Much Asbestos Is Too Much?
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 …
