Carpenter dies after Asbestos exposure
A RETIRED carpenter from a Hampshire village died as result of industrial disease, an inquest heard. Michael Brown was 75 when he died at his home in Upham Street, Upham, on January 24. The court was...
View ArticleAsbestos compensation scheme criticised by campaigners
Campaigners have expressed fears thousands could miss out under a new compensation scheme for those with the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma. The Queen’s Speech included a scheme to help those...
View ArticleHelp family fight asbestos death
THE DEVASTATED family of a carpenter who died of an asbestos-related disease have launched an emotional appeal for justice. Grandfather-of-two John Hammond was allegedly exposed to the deadly dust when...
View ArticleWorking with asbestos for 27 years killed rail worker
A FORMER railway worker who spent 27 years working with asbestos has died of an industrial disease. Harry Roome, of Warwick Avenue, Derby, died in July aged 83, after a long illness and trouble...
View ArticleAsbestos-related illnesses still killing more and more people each year
An increasing number of Tayside residents are falling victim to life-threatening asbestos-related illnesses, new figures have shown. A total of 130 were admitted the previous year, while five years ago...
View ArticleAsbestos widow faces cancer death
A woman whose husband and daughter died from cancer caused by exposure to asbestos has been told she faces the same fate. Barbara Fitt’s husband John and daughter Evelyn were both killed by...
View ArticleAsbestos Deaths ‘to peak in 2015′
The number of cases of a cancer affecting workers exposed to asbestos before the 1980s has yet to reach its peak, senior doctors have warned. Mesothelioma – a malignant tumour of the lung lining – now...
View Article
