SearchTags: cancersHSE warning after hospital trust fined over asbestos30th October 2007 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to employers after St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust was fined ?5,000 and ordered to pay costs of ?6,432 for breaching Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2002 (CAR...This article i… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Criminal prosecutions under asbestos laws triple in a year30th October 2007 Regulations 2002 more than tripled last year to 37. In 2003-2004, after the 2002 rules came into force, the HSE launched seven criminal prosecutions. This rose to 12 in 2004-2005, but jumped to 37 in 2005-2006: the most recent year...This article is cour… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Law Lords rule to end pleural plaques compensation30th October 2007 The Law Lords have ruled that pleural plaques, scarring of the lungs caused by exposure to asbestos, are not a compensatable condition. The decision overrules that made by the Court of Appeal in 2006.
The decision was widely criticised by unions...This… more » Categories: Asbestos Information ATL steps up asbestos awareness campaign30th October 2007 The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has stepped up its asbestos awareness campaign. So far it has four hundred signatures for its register of teachers who believe they have been exposed to asbestos while at work. The ATL is...This article is… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Facts About Lung Cancer Posted By : Ambrose Hutson04th October 2007 Our bodies are created with building blocks called cells. Its a well-known fact that cells grow, divide, and multiply to meet the needs of the body and keep it strong. Sometimes, these cells will divide when there is no need to multiply, and create a m… more » Categories: Asbestos News |
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