Pages On: Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos is an extremely hazardous material that can cause devastating damage to the lungs of anyone unlucky and to inhale it. Fortunately, Asbestos is harmless if not disturbed. However, many professionals have been forced to work with Asbestos in roles such as shipbuilding, electricians, and roofers. Where proper training is not provided, or the right personal protective equipment — as it is a heavily regulated industry — then your employer is liable for putting you at risk. Asbestos exposure can result in a myriad of lung diseases, such as Asbestosis and Mesothelioma, both of which are often fatal. If you have suffered from Asbestos exposure, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Victim’s families call for better asbestos screening
Posted: 15 August 2015
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis
Where illnesses associated with the construction industry kill around 4,000 people every year in the UK, the families of asbestos sufferers have called for better screenings to be made available for the condition. According to the Clydeside Action on Asbestos charity, early detection can greatly improve the life expectancy of patients with an asbestos-related illness. Lynsey Innes’s father Gordon Roberts, a retired joiner, died of mesothelioma — a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure — earlier this year, aged 70. She said he first went to the doctor after experiencing…
Read MoreAsbestos firm fined £15k for working without a licence
Posted: 2 October 2014
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Workplace Injuries
The bosses of a Hove-based firm have recently been prosecuted after they ignored asbestos regulations and removed some of the material from a building without a licence. Asbestos Damage Limitations (ADL) had been refused a licence to remove asbestos after theirs had expired the previous month. When trying to renew it, the Health and Safety Executive declined the licence renewal based on the firm’s previous ‘inadequate performance’. Three weeks later, they continued to work on premises without a valid licence. The case was taken to the Brighton Magistrates’ Court after the HSE had…
Read MoreCampaigners criticise asbestos compensation scheme
Posted: 30 May 2013
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
With around 4,000 people a year dying from asbestos-related diseases, this silent killer is now the UK’s leading cause of work-related deaths. Mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, was recently addressed in the Queen’s Speech as a scheme has been proposed to help sufferers. This new scheme has been presented to assist victims who are unable to trace an insurer, or employer, that is liable to pay compensation. However, campaigners argue that thousands of victims of other asbestos-related illnesses, such as pleural thickening and asbestosis, will miss out on the benefits of this new…
Read MoreAsbestos and Mesothelioma Compensation Claims
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma
If you have suffered an injury as a result of exposure to asbestos, you may be able to claim compensation. The amount you are able to claim depends on the type and severity of your injury. Personal Injury Claims Aberdeen can help you get the compensation you are entitled to. Our compensation guide outlines the levels of compensation for some of the most common types of injury. Asbestos Related Injury Claims Lawyers The rules relating to claims for asbestos-related conditions have changed in recent years. The UK supreme court decided…
Read MoreLung Disease
Posted in: Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
If you have been injured in the last three years, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation. The amount you are able to claim depends on the type and severity of your injury. Personal Injury Claims Aberdeen can help you get the compensation you are entitled to. Our compensation guide outlines the levels of compensation for some of the most common types of injury. Lung Disease Compensation Claims Lung disease is frequently related to workplace injuries. These can take many years to come to light,…
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