by Russell Worth | Jul 26, 2017 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma
The demolition of a Victorian school in Shefford has sparked outrage in the local community due to fears of asbestos contamination. When developers recently demolished the old Shefford Lower School buildings neighbours reported that the dust cloud was higher than the...
by Russell Worth | Feb 28, 2017 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, occupational cancers
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that attacks the linings of the body’s organs; primarily the lungs, but it is also known to attack the lining of the stomach, heart or even testicles. In many, if not most cases, the condition is related to exposure to asbestos. Every...
by Russell Worth | Jan 24, 2017 | Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, occupational cancers
Humans have used asbestos for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Records of asbestos mines in Roman times show that man had discovered its many positive properties and attributes a very long time before its dangerous potential side effects were noticed. In the time...
by Russell Worth | Aug 2, 2016 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, occupational cancers
A school trust in Essex has been fined for poorly-planned and managed refurbishment and maintenance after staff and others were exposed to potentially harmful asbestos during the conversion of one of their buildings. Managers at The Boswells School in Chelmsford had...
by Russell Worth | Jul 18, 2016 | Accident at Work, asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma
The motor manufacturer General Motors UK Ltd has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after contactors were exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres while carrying out works on one of the company’s buildings in Ellesmere Port. An investigation by the HSE...
by Russell Worth | Apr 18, 2016 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, occupational cancers
Two companies have been fined a total of £15,000 for failing to deal with the removal of asbestos safely. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how two employees of a building renovation company had disturbed asbestos insulating board whilst they were carrying out...
