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.
Asbestos and Industrial Diseases: Making a Claim
Posted: 25 January 2016
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
Thousands of people are injured each year in the workplace with many more suffering illnesses later in life as a result of exposure to dangerous chemicals and substances in their place of work. Asbestos related illnesses and industrial illnesses can take between 10-40 years to develop but can have a lasting effect on your quality of life. Your employer has a duty of care to protect you and your fellow employees, however, if they fail to do this then you could be entitled to take legal action. Exposure to asbestos…
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Mesothelioma from Asbestos Claims Glagsow
Posted in: Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is most commonly contracted by people who have been exposed to asbestos at work. There are two kinds of mesothelioma: in the covering of the lung (pleural mesothelioma) and in the abdomen (peritoneal mesothelioma). If you or a loved one has developed the condition, speak to our solicitors for advice on making a claim on 01418 465 957. Pleural mesothelioma accounts for around 75% of mesothelioma and this can occur as a result of breathing asbestos into the lungs. Peritoneal mesothelioma is also connected to…
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Asbestos Compensation Claims Glasgow
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure
The connection between asbestos and lung diseases, like Mesothelioma, had been known for a long time and although many people were aware of the risks, some employers did not do enough to protect their employees from the dangers of the substance through safety equipment and training. Until the substance was banned in 1991, it was routinely used in a number of industries including construction and electronics. These employers may be liable for the asbestos related illnesses that their employees have gone on to suffer from. You can find out about…
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Asbestos in School Must be Eradicated
Posted: 13 July 2015
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma, School Accidents
A senior Union member has called for the government to eradicate asbestos from schools once and for all following a report into the conditions of education centres. According to a report, asbestos remains present in 86% of schools leading to “unnecessary deaths”. The National Union of Teachers has accused the Government of failing “to address the legacy of asbestos in schools” and said it is a “scandal” that the Government have failed to address the serious issue that affects teachers and young children. Asbestos Illnesses Statistics from the Health and…
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Asbestos Victim's Family Take Up Legal Fight Against Factory
Posted: 24 March 2015
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma, Wrongful & Accidental Death
The family of a woman who died from cancer caused by workplace asbestos are trying to contact former workers at the same factory to take up legal action. Frances Hamilton died last year after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by consumption or exposure to asbestos fibres and chemicals. The 75-year-old had worked at the Templeton carpet factory in Glasgow from the late 50s for around 15 years, and her family believe that it was at this factory that she was exposed to the poisonous fibres that…
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How Safe Are Employment Standards in The UK's Construction Sector
Posted: 13 November 2014
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Employer Negligence, Falls from Heights, Workplace Injuries
Around 40% of construction sites fail to meet health and safety standards according to the national regulator for workplace health and safety, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Almost half of the close to 1,750 sites were found to have unacceptable conditions with some workers partaking in dangerous working practices. The report comes weeks after analysis from the HSE found that there were just under 2000 accidents and injuries in construction across the UK last year, with manufacturing having 3159 reported. Enforcement Action The latest findings from the HSE report found…
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Mesothelioma: Not a Problem of the Past
Posted: 2 September 2014
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
James Cant, head of British Lung Foundation Scotland has made clear that the effects of asbestos are still very much a part of Scotland and should be afforded greater attention. Mr Cant outlined that while the shipyards, coal-mines and steel works have long gone, the legacy of industrial disease lives on. At the height of Scotland’s industrial period, thousands of young workers were exposed to the dangerous substance asbestos without and protective equipment. In previous years very little was known about the disease and we are only now beginning to…
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Mesothelioma Compensation to be Reviewed Again After "maladroit" Consultation by Government
Posted: 6 August 2014
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
The Justice Committee has condemned the Government’s review of mesothelioma claims and called on the Government to carry out the consultation again. The consultation carried out under section 48 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) was not prepared in a thorough and even-handed manner according to the Justice Committee, and thus they have called on the Government to undertake a fresh consultation. Furthermore the Justice Committee have commented on other matters to do with the mesothelioma claims process; The Committee urges expedition of the…
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Lawyers Take Mesothelioma Case To High Court
Posted: 30 July 2014
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Employer Negligence, Mesothelioma
A group of lawyers have begun a High Court challenge this week in response to the government’s decision to make mesothelioma sufferers pay from their awarded damages, legal and insurance costs. Previously, an exemption had preserved claimants’ rights to reclaim after-event premiums and success fees from the losing party in their case, however the government decided to remove this exemption. The enforcement of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act in April 2013 confirmed the abolition of recoverability for other injury claims. The exemption was created subsequent to…
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Asbestos in schools – call for strategic plan
Posted: 3 April 2014
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, School Accidents
A strategic plan for asbestos removal and containment is necessary in order to manage asbestos in schools, according to not-for-profit campaign group, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). APIL made the call in its response to the Department for Education’s policy review on asbestos management in schools in England and Wales. It also called for the reintroduction of proactive inspections and clarity about who is responsible for asbestos risk in academies, free schools, private schools and nurseries Asbestos is present in 75% of schools in England and 85% of…
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Gov plans support for asbestos industrial disease victims
Posted: 14 March 2014
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Mesothelioma
Sufferers of a deadly industrial disease in England and Wales will be the focus of work to improve the compensation claims process for them, the Government has announced. The Government has responded to its consultation on measures to help victims of mesothelioma – a condition which often develops decades after the sufferer has been exposed to asbestos but usually kills within months of being diagnosed. The response follows the consultation last year on improving the compensation claims process for mesothelioma victims. Justice Minister, Lord Faulks said the Ministry of Justice…
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