Industrial Disease
Pleural plaques former claimants payment scheme now open - 12 August 2010The pleural plaques former claimants payment scheme applicable in England and Wales opened for appli.....
Research shows chrysotile is just as lethal as blue or brown asbestos - 22 July 2010
A recent joint investigation between the BBC and the International Consortium of Investigative Journ.....
Fentons issues asbestos warning to mark Action Mesothelioma Day - 2 July 2010
Residents across the UK are being warned of the potentially deadly dust dangers of DIY as part of th.....
Damages victory five decades after asbestos exposure - 18 June 2010
A Preston pensioner who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos as an apprentice during the.....
Asbestos danger highlighted after property firm fined - 25 May 2010
The importance of protecting workers and the public from the dangers of asbestos hit the headlines a.....
World Health Organisation urges more action on asbestos - 14 May 2010
A leading industrial disease specialist has welcomed calls from the World Health Organisation (WHO) .....
Working extra office hours can lead to heart disease - 12 May 2010
New research has shown that people who regularly work longer days increase their risk of developing .....
Mesothelioma sufferer receives damages payout - 4 May 2010
A former engineer who developed mesothelioma more than fifty years after he was first exposed to asb.....
Nurse was exposed to asbestos at hospital 30 years ago - 31 March 2010
A nurse who developed cancer after being exposed to lethal asbestos at a Wigan hospital more than 30.....
Family appeals for help in fight for justice - 18 March 2010
The family of a man who died from an industrial disease is appealing to his former colleagues to com.....
Industrial disease specialist welcomes new help for asbestos victims - 25 February 2010
The Government's decision to award a one-off payment to sufferers of pleural plaques has been welcom.....
Poor ventilation at work leads to lung disease - 12 February 2010
The danger of poor workplace ventilation was reiterated this week when a stonemasons was fined £30,0.....
New help for industrial disease victims - 11 February 2010
New proposals announced today could help the thousands of people with serious industrial diseases wh.....
£50,000 victory for pensioner after cotton dust caused lung disease - 7 January 2010
A pensioner from Oldham has been awarded more than £50,000 after a lifetime working in cotton mills .....
Former apprentice suffers effects of asbestos time-bomb - 15 December 2009
A pensioner who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos at work during the 1950s is hoping .....
Metalwork safety reminder after entire workforce exposed - 7 December 2009
Workers who use metalworking fluids have been urged to ensure they take the correct safety precautio.....
Pensioner wins £110,000 claim after asbestos led to mesothelioma - 2 December 2009
A pensioner from Ilford has received more than £110,000 in compensation after developing a cancer ca.....
Legacy of asbestos revealed in special report - 23 November 2009
The devastating legacy of asbestos in Great Britain was the focus of a special report in The Indepen.....
Wife appeals for help to continue husband's mesothelioma claim - 19 November 2009
The widow of a Basingstoke man who died from an asbestos-related cancer is appealing for her husband.....
Asbestos compensation specialists welcome new campaign - 4 November 2009
The launch of a new campaign warning of the dangers of asbestos has been welcomed by industrial dise.....
Mesothelioma compensation win for man who developed cancer after asbestos exposure - 13 October 2009
A pensioner from Barking has received £140,000 in compensation after developing a cancer caused by w.....
Appeal for help as widow takes up husband's mesothelioma claim - 18 September 2009
The widow of a Middlesex man who died from an industrial disease has appealed for help to continue t.....
Widow’s appeal for help in fight for justice - 22 July 2009
The widow of a Wednesbury man who died from asbestos-related cancer is appealing to her husband's fo.....
Industrial disease specialist “disappointed” by pleural plaques delay - 22 July 2009
A further delay in the Government's decision concerning pleural plaques compensation was "deepl.....
Asbestos victim appeals for supporting witnesses - 23 June 2009
A Devon man has made an appeal for former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justi.....
Dying man wins bet he would live - 10 June 2009
A Buckinghamshire man diagnosed with terminal cancer is to collect a second winning payout of £5,000.....
Asthma risk in British bakeries - 7 May 2009
Thousands of British bakers could be at risk of developing a debilitating respiratory condition unle.....
Pleural plaques announcement due after Easter - 8 April 2009
Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) has issued a statement that a decision on pleural plaques will be made.....
New Asbestosis Judgment - 19 March 2009
Four victims of asbestosis have just received judgment from the Newcastle upon Tyne County Court in .....
Inquiry Concludes Commercial Priorities Led To Public Health Failings - 25 February 2009
The Independent Public Inquiry into the supply of contaminated blood products by the NHS to Haemophi.....
Hope for asbestos cancer woman - 17 February 2009
A woman who was given only months to live after contracting cancer two years ago is in remission tha.....
HSE warns exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised - 4 February 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning that firms exposing workers to asbestos would be pe.....
Time to clear the air - paving the way for healthier work - 3 February 2009
In 2004, more than 500 construction workers lost their lives to lung cancer and even more were suffe.....
Asbestos – the tip of the iceberg - 28 January 2009
Inside Out South East has discovered that more than 90% of schools in the region still contain asbes.....
Asbestos in majority of schools - 27 January 2009
Most state school buildings in South East England contain asbestos, an investigation has revealed.....
Asbestos dockers win right to sue - 19 January 2009
Former Liverpool dock workers with asbestos-related illnesses have been given the right to sue the g.....
Mesothelioma victims’ High Court victory - 10 December 2008
Mesothelioma victims have won a significant victory in the High Court in their fight for compensatio.....
Asbestos judgment 21st November 2008 safety catch applied to the "trigger issue" - 24 November 2008
Judgment in "Trigger Issue" case states things should stay the way they were Fentons welcome the .....
Asbestos fear in industrial heartland - 13 November 2008
Mesothelioma, an asbestos-related form of lung cancer, could kill up to 100,000 people over the next.....
Secretary of state supports launch of HSE 'asbestos the hidden killer' campaign - 23 October 2008
Figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive today revealed that every week 20 tradesmen die fr.....
HSE launches 'asbestos: the hidden killer' campaign in association with ex-footballer ian wright - 22 October 2008
Figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive today revealed that every week 20 tradesmen die fr.....
Fentons petition government over pleural plaques - 2 October 2008
Fentons Solicitors LLP have today called on the Government to overturn the House of Lords decis.....
HSE prosecutes HP Bulmer Ltd and Nalco Ltd following outbreak of legionnaire's disease - 1 July 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has renewed its warning to companies to ensure that water stor.....
HSE warns failure to meet responsibilities when dealing with asbestos will be penalised - 10 June 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reminds the building trade that failure to carry out checks an.....
Insurers pull the "trigger" on dying asbestos victims - 3 June 2008
Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK The "Trigger" Issue Victims of asbestos diseases have bee.....
Mesothelioma widow compensated seven years later - 16 May 2008
A widow received a £218,000 payout for her husbands death after a seven year wait.....
Mp raising awareness of mesothelioma - 29 April 2008
BOLTON North-east MP has joined forces with the British Lung Foundation to raise awareness of the as.....
Asbestos death inquest - 24 April 2008
AN ELDERLY Neath man who died from asbestos poisoning may have been exposed to the lethal material d.....
Many workers 'asbestos ignorant' - 23 April 2008
Most tradespeople are unaware of the health risks linked to asbestos, a survey suggests.....
Ex-navy man's asbestos death - 17 April 2008
AN inquest has concluded that an ex-Navy employee died from an industrial disease.....
Sailor's cancer from asbestos working - 11 April 2008
A RETIRED sailor died from years of working with asbestos, an inquest ruled.....
Anti-asbestos drug could prevent harmful effects - 10 April 2008
A drug that could protect people from the harmful effects of inhaling asbestos fibres decades ago ha.....
'Don't write off our killer disease claims' - 30 March 2008
VICTIMS in Wales have hit out over government plans to cut the time allowed to claim compensation fo.....
Asbestos has taken another man's life - 27 March 2008
A DEVASTATED family have warned people who may have been exposed to asbestos to have an x-ray as a m.....
Construction union's pleural plaques postcard petition - 27 March 2008
The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) is distributing postcards calling o.....
Dangers of hidden asbestos - 22 March 2008
THE mothers, wives and girlfriends of Merseyside construction workers were today urged to watch out .....
£150,000 claim over asbestos link death of bill, 78 - 21 March 2008
A WIDOW whose husband died from asbestos-related cancer has launched a legal battle to win up to £15.....
Kings College fined after workers exposed to asbestos - 14 March 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a stark warning about managing the risks from asbes.....
Study finds ignorance of asbestos-risk - 11 March 2008
A British Lung Foundation study found that tradespeople could be inadvertantly putting themselves at.....
Many workers 'asbestos ignorant' - 22 February 2008
Most tradespeople are unaware of the health risks linked to asbestos, a survey suggests.....
Nice oks mesothelioma drug - 1 February 2008
Pemetrexed Disodium (Alimta) will now be available across the NHS for malignant pleural mesothelioma.....
Pleural plaques campaigners want action over asbestos - 29 January 2008
Campaigners are stepping up pressure on the government to reintroduce the right to compensation for .....
Rowen speaks out for Rochdale asbestos victims - 27 January 2008
Paul Rowen MP spoke out on behalf of the hundreds of Rochdale people who have already or wil.....
Victim's family vow to fight on - 17 January 2008
The family of a staunch campaigner for a life prolonging cancer drug is calling on the Government to.....
Irish singer Hennessy dies at 62 of asbestosis - 17 January 2008
Irish singer Christie Hennessy has died in London.....
Asbestos support group reaches charity milestone - 9 January 2008
A SUPPORT group set up by two Hampshire sisters to help families deal with asbestos-related cancers .....
Cancer sufferer's £100,000 legal battle - 13 December 2007
A CANCER sufferer who claims that working with asbestos caused his condition has launched a legal ba.....
Victims of asbestos fight payout 'aparthied' - 13 December 2007
People suffering from pleural plaques through exposure to asbestos will soon be facing a postcode lo.....
Asbestos widow launches legal battle against ici - 22 November 2007
A TEESSIDE widow who lost her husband to an asbestos-related cancer has launched a legal battle for .....
Gardener wins payout over vibration injury - 22 November 2007
A COUNCIL gardener has been awarded £3,000 compensation after injuring his hands using vibrating too.....
Joiner's asbestos exposure - 22 November 2007
A JOINER who worked for a host of major construction companies in west Cumbria died as a result of e.....
Rolls-Royce asbestos killed workder - 22 November 2007
A BARNOLDSWICK man died as a result of 30 years of asbestos exposure in the workplace, an inquest he.....
Asbestos - the most expensive word in history - 21 November 2007
From BSE to bird' flu, one of the most conspicuous features of our modern world has been the 'scare'.....
Mps challenge pleural plaques decision - 1 November 2007
MPs are looking to challenge the House of Lords ruling on pleural plaques.....
Asbestos employees lose case in lords - 17 October 2007
Thousands of workers who were exposed to asbestos due to employer negligence have lost the right to .....
Biological hazards - 18 September 2007
Biological hazards are anything of a biological nature with the potential to harm human beings.....
Hazardous chemicals - 18 September 2007
The Department of Trade and Industry says there are 400 million tons of chemicals are produced annua.....
Skin hazards - 13 September 2007
Many people in Great Britain suffer from skin disease caused by their work; most of which results fr.....
Local authority fined £18,000 over asbestos - 23 August 2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning dutyholders to ensure they take proper precautions .....
Local authority fined £18,000 over asbestos - 23 August 2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning dutyholders to ensure they take proper precautions .....
Cancer increase highlights work risks - 20 August 2007
Renewed calls have been made for further funding from the government for the treatment of asbestos r.....
Vibration - 18 August 2007
Anyone who regularly and frequently is exposed to high levels of vibration can suffer permanent inju.....
Noise - 18 August 2007
Noise is one of the most widespread and underestimated of industrial hazards.....
Man with asbestos-related cancer sues company he work with for 40 years - 17 August 2007
An 81-year-old man with terminal asbestos-related cancer has launched a legal battle again.....
Asbestos- related cancer deaths peak - 13 August 2007
CREWE and Nantwich are reaching a peak in the cases of asbestos-related cancer.....
Rsi typist wins £484,000 - 8 August 2007
An ex RAF typist has received £484,000 after her job caused her to develop Repetitive Strain Injur.....
Jaguar in court over asbestos exposure - 5 August 2007
Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar is being sued by the wife of a former worker who believes he contract.....
Mesothelioma man in £165,000 payout - 2 August 2007
A man has been awarded £165,000 in compensation after being exposed to asbestos while working for .....
Asbestos awards should be brought in line with Scottish law - 1 August 2007
The government should bring the amount of compensation awarded to bereaved families of mesotheliom.....
Man's death caused by asbestos job - 27 July 2007
Retired asbestos moulder William Adams died from long-term exposure to the deadly mineral during his.....
Man gets £12,000 for noise induced hearing loss - 18 July 2007
A man has been awarded £12,000 in compensation pay after contracting noise induced hearing loss, a.....
Compensation success for ex machine driver - 5 July 2007
An ex machine driver won his compensation claim against a former employer after he developed derma.....
Asbestos widow's £300,000 payout - 2 July 2007
The widow of a chip-shop fitter who died after prolonged exposure to asbestos has won more than £300.....
Pleural plaques appeals begin - 29 June 2007
As the pleural plaques appeals began on 25 June in the House of Lords, APIL issued a press statement.....
Medothelioma victim wins £100,000 payout - 22 June 2007
More than £100,000 compensation has been awarded to a man dying of the asbestos-related cancer, me.....
Asbestos - 18 May 2007
Asbestos is the UK's biggest workplace killer.....
Asbestos killed air conditioning engineer - 16 May 2007
A popular family man from Bushey died after years of exposure to asbestos dust, a coroner ruled yest.....
HSE issues a reminder to the asbestos licensed industry - 26 April 2007
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 were further strengthened on 6 April 2007 by the requiremen.....
Asbestos victim's fight for damages - 25 April 2007
A grandad who made a promise to his dying son is battling for one of the UK's biggest ever payouts f.....
Dust cover - 23 April 2007
A forthcoming Lords ruling concerning an asbestos claim will pave the way for all future decisions i.....
Teachers urge action on asbestos threat - 18 April 2007
Thousands of schools built before the mid-1970s have potentially lethal levels of asbestos in the fa.....
Mesothelioma mechanic awarded £300,000 compensation - 29 March 2007
A car mechanic has won GBP 300,000 compensation from his former employers after he contracted lung c.....
Widow seeks £300,000 - 22 March 2007
The widow of a man who died from mesothelioma is claiming more than £300,000 in damages from insuran.....
Faster compensation for more mesothelioma sufferers - 21 March 2007
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Hutton today set out proposals to provide faster com.....
Government takes action on mesothelioma - 1 March 2007
People with a chest cancer related to exposure to asbestos will receive a boost today, as a new fr.....
120,000 more to die in a decade as legacy of asbestos reaches a peak - 22 February 2007
More than 120,000 people will be killed by a lung cancer timebomb caused by exposure to asbestos in .....
Widow launches compensation claim - 16 February 2007
A Wigan widow has launched a £150,000 claim for compensation after her husband died of an asbestos-r.....
Asbestos found on new homes site - 7 February 2007
Work has begun to clear asbestos from a former car park on a site where 2,000 homes are to be built.....
Youngsters showered with asbestos - 31 January 2007
Pupils at a North Yorkshire School were contaminated by asbestos when they were showered by a cloud .....
Asbestos bill plans move forward - 20 December 2006
Sufferers of asbestos-related cancer will be able to lodge compensation claims from next week, even .....
BBC hit with asbestos risk - 24 November 2006
In a warning to staff, the BBC said asbestos-containing materials were sprayed in studios during the.....
HSE wake up call for asbestos removal company - 9 October 2006
Asbestos-related disease accounts for over 3,500 deaths each year, creating what is the UK's biggest.....
Maintenance workers warned - don't take the gamble with asbestos - 29 September 2006
"Don't take a gamble with your life" is the message to maintenance workers from Steve Coldrick, Dire.....
HSC consults on proposals for new workplace exposure limits - 10 August 2006
On 4 July the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) published a Consultation Document welcoming comment.....
HSC approves revised asbestos regulations - 5 August 2006
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has today informed Ministers that it will recommend approval .....
Leeds building firm and its director fined for illegal asbestos removal - 5 July 2006
Richmond Homes (Yorkshire) Limited and the company's director Mr Arran Michael Import, both of Shadw.....
HSE 'wake up call' for asbestos removal industry - 28 June 2006
Licence Holder Leadership Summit at the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, Friday 23.....
New law in asbestos cancer claims - 16 June 2006
The UK Government is to introduce a new law to make it easier for sufferers of asbestos-related canc.....
Lords cut asbestos victim payments - 8 May 2006
The families of people who have died from asbestos-related illnesses could have their compensation p.....
Noise and vibration roadshows ride again - 4 May 2006
Over 1.1 million people are at risk from high levels of noise at work and about 1.....
Is your workplace noisy? - 30 March 2006
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is today reminding employers that the Control of Noise at Work.....
Sounds good! employers get help to protect workers' hearing - 17 March 2006
Do you have to shout to be heard clearly by someone two metres away in your workplace? Then you prob.....
New warning over hidden asbestos - 14 March 2006
Millions of people may still be working in buildings which contain asbestos even though it is a bann.....
Firm sprayed asbestos into river - 10 March 2006
A specialist roofing company has been fined £3,500 for polluting a river with asbestos washings.....
Paint can take your breath away motor paint sprayers 80 times more likely to get asthma at work - 2 March 2006
Paint sprayers in vehicle bodyshops are around 80 times more likely to develop asthma at work than t.....
Asbestos banned but still a killer - 2 March 2006
Asbestos may now be banned but the fatal fibres could still be lurking in up to 1.....
Mesothelioma claim - 19 February 2006
Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a form of cancer which affects the thin membranes which line the.....
Egg carton manufacturer fined £50,000 over asbestos - 10 February 2006
Following its successful prosecution of Omni-Pac (UK) Ltd, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) rem.....
Britain's continuing asbestos cancer crisis - 12 January 2006
Two things are certain in occupational health and safety - asbestos is a potent workplace killer and.....
Boy contracted fatal asbestosis playing on his father's knee - 20 December 2005
Britain's youngest victim of asbestosis caught the deadly disease while playing on his stepfather's .....
HSC consults on proposal for a new workplace exposure limit - 14 December 2005
Every year nearly 2 million employees are exposed to Crystalline Silica.....
Workplace asbestos exposure linked to colon cancer - 29 November 2005
Men who've been exposed to asbestos run a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to.....
Insurers bid to stop asbestos payouts - 28 November 2005
Thousands of people who were exposed to asbestos at work could lose the right to compensation if thr.....
HSE acts to stop unsafe work with asbestos - 14 October 2005
HSE has served prohibition notices on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and their contractors G.....
Property developer fined £11,000 after asbestos exposure - 14 October 2005
Maddox Homes Ltd has been fined £11,000 at Guildford Magistrates' Court for breaching health and saf.....
Factory produces over 100 asbestos claims - 14 October 2005
Hundreds of former employees of a south Wales factory are taking legal action after developi.....
Plight of asbestos cancer victims ignored - 12 October 2005
People suffering from a cancer caused by asbestos exposure are being neglected, campaigners say.....
Paint can take your breath away - 22 September 2005
The Health and Safety Executive is running a campaign to drive down occupational asthma amongst vehi.....
Compensation over asbestos death - 22 August 2005
The family of a nurse who died after being exposed to asbestos dust at a hospital has been awarded £.....
Paint can take your breath away - mvr paint sprayers 80 times more likely to get asthma at work - 16 August 2005
Vehicle bodyshops in south London can get free advice on how to keep their employees healthy at a ha.....
Lifeline for lung cancer patients - 16 August 2005
Sufferers and their families whose lives are blighted by a fatal lung disease are to be given extra .....
Client and contractor fined total of £48,000 for failure to manage asbestos - 26 July 2005
Two companies have been fined a total of £48,000 after workers were exposed to asbestos fibres durin.....
£60,000 fines after carbon monoxide death - 26 July 2005
A company chairman was today fined at Maidstone Crown Court for breaches of health and safety law th.....
Client and contractor fined total of £48,000 for failure to manage asbestos - 12 July 2005
Two companies have been fined a total of £48,000 after workers were exposed to asbestos fibres durin.....
The new generation of asbestos claims - 21 June 2005
A new wave of asbestos cancers is being seen in people who contracted the disease simply by being a .....
Esso pays dying man £90,000 - 17 June 2005
A man dying of an asbestos cancer has been awarded a £90,000 payout.....
Asbestos victims will increase - 7 June 2005
A group set up to support sufferers of asbestos related diseases and their families has said the num.....
The uk metalworking industry loses millions of pounds each year to underrated diseases - 19 May 2005
The costs to the UK metalworking industry from illnesses like asthma and dermatitis run into many mi.....
HSE publishes revised guidance on the correct selection and safe use of respiratory protective equipment - 19 May 2005
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published extensively revised and updated guidance coverin.....
Palace widow gets asbestos payout - 19 May 2005
Mary Costello's husband John died aged 58 in September 2001 of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related can.....
Eu starts campaign on noise before it introduces lower workplace limits - 10 May 2005
The European Union has launched a campaign to reduce noise levels across the continent, backed by ne.....
Eu to suppress excessive noise at work - 27 April 2005
The European Commission has launched a campaign to raise awareness of a new EU noise directive which.....
Alarm over asbestos find at hospital - 19 April 2005
Areas of Ulster's biggest hospital complex have been identified as containing asbestos.....
Asbestos survey to be done by council - 4 April 2005
Copeland Council is aiming to put its own house in order and take a more rigorous approach when it c.....
Factory is linked to lung cancer death toll - 4 April 2005
WORKERS at a Yorkshire smelting plant were exposed to double the normal risk of contracting lung can.....
Asbestos found in Paris landmark - 17 March 2005
Asbestos has been found in one of Paris' most famous landmarks, the Montparnasse tower in southern P.....
Workers spent 20 years breathing in deadly dust - 8 March 2005
Newbury man Bernard Danks' inquest heard in his own words how he was exposed to lethal asbestos dust.....
Griffiths announces record miners' compensation payments - 8 March 2005
Former miners and their families have now received over £2.....
Living with asbestos 'time bomb' - 24 February 2005
A High Court judge has ruled that people with lung scarring from asbestos exposure will retain their.....
Radical surgery for mesothelioma - 22 February 2005
The epidemic is still to peak and we need more research to manage it One in every hundred men born.....
Time to get a grip on monster issue - 16 February 2005
ONCE considered a miracle material, asbestos is now viewed by businesses and building owners as a mo.....
Test case for asbestos pay-outs - 12 February 2005
Insurance firms pay out £25m a year to pleural plaque patients A test case involving people sufferin.....
Writ issued over asbestos claims - 6 January 2005
A former telephone company worker is launching a £150,000 compensation claim after developing what h.....
Vibration white finger - 28 November 2004
British miners have been awarded compensation after they developed Vibration White Finger, a conditi.....
Vibration white finger claim - 20 November 2004
Vibration White Finger / Hand, Arm Vibration Syndrome This is a condition that affects&nbs.....
Radical surgery for mesothelioma - 16 November 2004
One in every hundred men born in the 1940s will die of die of malignant pleural mesothelioma, which .....
Life under the grim shadow of asbestos - 10 November 2004
Former factory workers speak of their health fears at meeting, as disease blights more lives.....
£245,000 fines after asbestos case - 13 September 2004
A Nuneaton company and its officers were fined a total of £245,000 at Birmingham Crown Court on Tues.....
HSE warns of the dangers of asbestos during building refurbishment work - 13 September 2004
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today issued a warning to building and maintenance workers and.....
Over 700,000 uk businesses in breach of asbestos regulations - 13 July 2004
On 21 May 2004 over 700,000 UK businesses will be in breach of Asbestos regulations.....
Nosise-induced deafness - 25 May 2004
Numbers of new cases of noise-induced deafness qualifying for Industrial Injuries Scheme d.....
Asbestos rules come into force - 21 may 04 - 24 May 2004
New rules to reduce the risk of exposure to asbestos in the workplace come into force on Friday.....
New rules bid to cut asbestos deaths - 22 May 2004
New rules to cut the risk of potentially fatal asbestos exposure come into force today.....
Boy's asthma case to make legal history - 17 May 2004
A SCOTS woman who claims damp conditions in her home gave her son asthma is taking her landlord to c.....
Flour dust at work can cause asthma - 10 May 2004
For one in ten of all adults who suffer from asthma, work is the cause.....
Industrial disease compensation - 8 April 2004
Industrial Diseases attributable to conditions of employment include asbestos related disea.....
Asbestos compensation claim - 22 March 2004
Asbestos Compensation Claim This condition involves scarring of the lungs which progresses even.....
Predicted deaths from mesothelioma - 15 March 2004
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published updated statistics predicting the future numbers of .....
Stopping skin disease - 15 March 2004
The Health and Safety Commission is inviting firms to comment on a proposed ban on high-chromium cem.....
Britain tops asthma league - 1 March 2004
GPs are diagnosing asthma five times more often than 25 years ago, says a report which puts Britons .....
Vibration white finger solicitor - 8 March 2001
British miners have been awarded compensation after they developed Vibration White Finger, a conditi.....
