SearchArchives for: January 2007Government to end asbestos disability compensation for manual workers?29th January 2007 The Government is considering ending the Industrial Injuries Disabled Benefit, reports Guardian Unlimited.
The scheme pays compensation to workers who suffer illness or injury where liability cannot be proved. When the scheme started in 1948 the UK stil… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Breakthrough Mesothelioma Diagnosis Procedure Receives FDA Approval25th January 2007 Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. (FDI) received approval from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) under the Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) program for the MesoMark Assay, the world’s first in-vitro test for mesothelioma, a form of cancer link… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Settlement in Yorkshire Asbestos test case25th January 2007 A legal case that had threatened to cost insurers millions has been settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
The compensation case was brought against Holland Hannan & Cubitt and two insurance companies, Zurich and Excess, by law firm Corries...This… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Pinewood studios at heart of GBP150,000 asbestos case25th January 2007 Rank Entertainment, former owners of Pinewood studios, is being taken to court by the widow of a former worker who contracted mesothelioma (a cancer caused by asbestos exposure) while building film sets, reports Times Online.
The studio, famous for fil… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Arca holds asbestos awareness seminars25th January 2007 The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (Arca) is holding a series of asbestos awareness seminars across the UK.
The events are aimed at all construction industry trades and anyone who may come into contact with asbestos in their working day.
The… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Susceptibility to Asbestos Posted By : Rick Ferring25th January 2007 For those that are suffering from a disease, such as Mesothelioma or cancer, there is an accompaniment of pain that is part of the therapy and treatment. Side effects such as nausea, vomiting, aches and pains and weakness are a part of the surgery or th… more » Categories: Asbestos News Asbestos Exposure Can And Does Cause diseases Posted By : Ralph Caruzzo02nd January 2007 Although asbestos is no longer a commonly used material for building there has been a rise in the number of diseases caused by asbestos exposure. This is because the fibers that cause the problem take about 20 to 30 years to manifest. Thus, after a long… more » Categories: Asbestos News |
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