SearchArchives for: March 2007Is Asbestos Killing You? Posted By : Michael Russell31st March 2007 Asbestos is an irreplaceable component for the manufacturing of many products like brake linings, clutch facings and for fireproofing and textile insulations of public buildings like hotels and theaters. However, is asbestos making you sick?This article… more » Categories: Asbestos News Mesothelioma mechanic awarded GBP 300,000 compensation29th March 2007 A car mechanic has won GBP 300,000 compensation from his former employers after he contracted lung cancer while working on cars with asbestos brake pads.
In 2003 Jonathan Hutchinson was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by asbestos ex… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Proposals to speed up mesothelioma compensation announced29th March 2007 John Hutton, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has announced plans to speed up the payment of compensation to all mesothelioma victims.
Last year Treasury secretary Ed Balls announced plans to speed up compensation for people who contracted mes… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Men jailed for dumping asbestos29th March 2007 Two Yorkshire men have been jailed for illegaly dumping asbestos. William John Peter Reidy and his colleague Leonard Archibald Imeson were jailed for a total of 20 months while a third man Neil Peter Medley was sentenced to 100 hours...This article is co… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Company fined GBP 35,000 for exposing staff to asbestos29th March 2007 A building contractor and its client have been fined a total of GBP 25,000 and ordered to pay GBP 10,000 in costs after exposing employees to asbestos. Eclipse Developments and In the Pink Leisure were found guilty of two charges...This article is courte… more » Categories: Asbestos Information RICS Briefing 2007: The event for building surveyors and building control surveyors29th March 2007 Thames Laboratories Ltd will be exhibiting at this years RICS Briefing event, which will take place on 13-14 April 2007 in East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham.
Anyone who wishes to discuss issues surrounding asbestos in the workpla… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Public Invited to Comment on NIOSH Asbestos Research26th March 2007 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently issued for public comment a draft research strategy document on asbestos and other mineral fibers. The draft suggests avenues of new research to answer current scientific question… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Senate Urged to Consider Asbestos Awareness Week26th March 2007 Members of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) visited the United States Senate of Friday to urge them to unanimously pass S. Res. 108 designating the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week.
This Resolution continues to… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Mechanic Wins £300,000 in Asbestos Lawsuit23rd March 2007 A British car mechanic has won £300,000 compensation from his former employers after he contracted mesothelioma while working on automobiles with asbestos brake pads, reports UKs Workplace Law Network.
Jonathan Hutchinson was diagnosed with mesotheliom… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Asbestos Found in Windows19th March 2007 About 100 residents of an apartment complex in Coventry, England recently discovered theyve been living with asbestos for years.
Residents at the Alpha House flats told a reporter from the Coventry Telegraph that they had no idea that asbestos had bee… more » Categories: Asbestos Information U.K. Government Compensates Second-Hand Asbestos Victims16th March 2007 Leeds Today Newspaper reports that, for the first time ever, the British government will make compensation to those who simply lived near sites where asbestos was used and are now sickened with asbestos-related diseases.
The government compensation plan… more » Categories: Asbestos Information NIOSH Drafts Asbestos Research Roadmap12th March 2007 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has drafted a document they consider to be an asbestos research roadmap, and is seeking public input on the document.
According to a press release by NIOSH, the draft suggests avenues of… more » Categories: Asbestos Information W.R. Grace Mine Manager Dies of Cancer08th March 2007 One of the seven W.R. Grace executives accused of conspiring to conceal asbestos-related health risks posed by the companys Montana mine has died at the age of 62.
An article in the Los Angeles times says that Alan Stringer, who most recently lived in… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Canadians Say Thousands of Navy Veterans at Risk for Asbestos Disease06th March 2007 A former Canadian Navy man whos dying of mesothelioma has asked his countrys Veterans Affairs (VA) department to warn his old shipmates of the high risk of developing the disease.
Harvey Friesen, age 72, who has terminal lung cancer caused by asbestos e… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Study Uses Gene Test to Detect Lung Cancer Posted By : Greg Edwards05th March 2007 According to a study published in the Journal of Natural Medicine, United States scientists have developed a new method to detect lung cancer in its earliest stages by locating genetic changes in a smokers airway.This article is courtesy of Article Searc… more » Categories: Asbestos News |
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