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Workers at an oil refinery where a man was killed in an explosion have been told they may not be able to return to work until next week.
Hundreds of workers were sent home from Lindsey Oil Refinery in North East Lincolnshire after asbestos was found by teams investigating the explosion.
Grimsby man Robert Greenacre, 24, who was working near to the explosion site, died in the incident last Tuesday.
Total, which owns the refinery, said safety was its top priority.
Mr Greenacre was working near a crude oil distillation unit which exploded at the refinery in North Killingholme.
Asbestos was found the following day at the HDS-3 processing unit, which is adjacent to the distillation unit.
More than 60,000 people will die in the future having previously been exposed to asbestos leading to a total death toll of 90,000 by the year 2050, campaigners in Manchester has warned.
The stark warning came as hundreds of families affected by the killer disease attended an event to mark Mesothelioma Awarness Day. Successive governments, negligent employers and penny-pinching insurers have all conspired to attempt to deny justice for the victims of asbestosis. An estimated 30,000 have died so far from exposure to the deadly fibres and the number of people who will contract the fatal illness is set to increase in coming years.
Mesothelioma is a fatal tumour found mainly in the lung pleura, for which there is no cure. Average life expectancy is approximately 12 months. In 2007 alone 2,167 people died from the disease.
Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group director Tony Whitston told the Star: “There is an absolute necessity for research to provide better treatment and improved palliative care.
“It is absolutely imperative that resources are found to provide hope for people suffering with this horrific illness.
“It is the most important issue of the day.”
Mr Whitston said the new government had a responsibility to act.
Almost two-thirds of people would not be confident of identifying asbestos in their home, a survey suggests. Prolonged or intense exposure to asbestos fibres can cause lung diseases but it can be safely managed at home.
The British Lung Foundation wants people to be made more aware of the possible risks of carrying out DIY on asbestos-containing materials. Its survey of 2,000 homeowners found 45% did not realise that asbestos had been used as a building material.
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The ultra-resistant substance was used extensively in the 20th Century in many aspects of building, and can be found in floor tiles, textured ceiling coatings and in the lining of boiler cupboards.
It is those who were employed in areas where they regularly worked with asbestos, from shipyards to plumbing, who are most at risk of developing conditions such as the cancer mesothelioma, as well as asbestosis and other lung problems. These may not appear for many decades after exposure.
As the material is no longer actively used, the greatest risk is now to those who are involved in demolition, or building repair and maintenance, as it is only when disturbed that it releases the dangerous fibres into the air.
Workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery have been sent home after asbestos was found by teams investigating a fire and explosion at the site.
Oil company Total said traces of asbestos had been found at the North East Lincolnshire refinery.
The material was discovered after the fire and explosion at the refinery’s crude oil distillation unit on Tuesday.
A 24-year-old Grimsby man, Robert Greenacre, who was working nearby, died in the incident.
Total said the asbestos was found on Wednesday afternoon at the HDS-3 processing unit which is adjacent to the distillation unit.
A spokeswoman said it was thought asbestos insulation had been “disturbed” by Tuesday’s incident, which is being being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the police.
She said that contractors at the HDS-3 unit, thought to be in their hundreds, had been sent home while safety checks continued.
Redhills News: Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection Agency says.
Stagnant, warm water is a breeding ground for the Legionella bacterium, which when inhaled causes pneumonia. Yet adding screenwash kills the bacteria and could save lives, the Agency advised.
The finding came after researchers spotted that professional drivers are five times more likely to be infected. Legionnaires’ disease is fairly rare. Most cases are sporadic and a source of the infection is not found.
Demolition at a fire ravaged Chorley building was halted yesterday after suspicions that asbestos had been found. Several families were evacuated in the early hours of Monday after the blaze ripped though the office building on Arley Street.
Demolition at a fire ravaged Chorley building was halted yesterday after suspicions that asbestos had been found.
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