by Russell Worth | Dec 22, 2014 | Claims, Industrial Disease, News
A retired lecturer has died as a result of significant asbestos exposure early in his working life. Kenneth Salt, who died from malignant mesothelioma, passed away at his home in Stone in September this year. He was diagnosed with the condition less than two week...
by Russell Worth | Dec 15, 2014 | Industrial Disease, Injury at Work, News
Bam Nuttall Ltd and Four Tees Engineering have both been found guilty of several breaches of the health and safety act after workers were exposed to lead while working on a site in the Solent. Two men – Russell Leggett and Robert Peach – were part of the team...
by Russell Worth | Dec 8, 2014 | Industrial Disease
Sufferers of asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma, have been offered hope a cure may be closer than first thought as a drug which has been successful in helping patients with lung scarring is being tested against asbestosis. The drug, known as nintedanib,...
by Russell Worth | Dec 1, 2014 | Industrial Disease
The widow of a man who died from cancer following exposure to asbestos in the 1960s and 1970s has received a payout of £175,000 from the high court. Doreen Heneghan, 77, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, was awarded the money after her family’s lawyers argued her...
by Russell Worth | Nov 13, 2014 | Industrial Disease
A new campaign by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aiming to reduce the number of asbestos related deaths in the UK construction industry. Latest research by the organisation revealed 1.3m tradesmen from all areas of construction are putting themselves at risk...
by Russell Worth | Nov 6, 2014 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
Plans to demolish an asbestos-riddled hospital in Derbyshire and install a new £2.5 million health unit in its place have been given the go-ahead. Heanor Memorial Hospital has been shut since September 2014, after asbestos dust was found in a boiler room in a routine...
