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Asbestos workers at risk of heart disease and damaged lungs

Workers exposed to asbestos as part of their job are at a significantly greater risk of heart disease and stroke than the general population with women more likely to be affected than men, new research has found.

It is already well known that asbestos workers are prone to serious lung disease, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, as a direct result of their exposure to asbestos fibres.

In the latest study scientists analysed the cause of death among nearly 100,000 asbestos workers taking part in regular voluntary health monitoring and answering questions on levels of exposure for the Asbestos Workers Survey.

Warning: Those working around asbestos are more prone to heart attacks

Most of the men taking part in the survey worked in asbestos removal while most of the women worked in manufacturing.

More than half of the men (58%) and women (52%) were smokers at the time of their first medical examination, proportions which had fallen only slightly (55% and 49%) at the time of their last.

April 3, 2012 8:07 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Eastbourne widow to sue council over asbestos death

A schoolteacher from Eastbourne was killed by asbestos dust on history books, according to his widow whom is suing Ratton School for £250,000.

After malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs linked to asbestos, killed Susan Becks husband Neville, the widow has decided to launch a legal battle for compensation.

Mrs Beck alleges the cancer was caused by inhaling deadly asbestos dust at the schools in Park Lane. Mr Beck, whom was 71 when he died, was head of history at Ratton School in Eastbourne between 1972 and 1988.

The schoolteachers teaching equipment was kept in a large cupboard which contained two asbestos shelves, according to the High Court writ. Mr Beck usually had to wipe the dust of the books when taking them out of the cupboard and he also worked on a fixed table within another room which was covered in a sheet of asbestos, the writ says.

Father of one Mr Beck first suffered symptoms of mesothelioma, a painful and terminal cancer, around 19 months before his death on April 14 2009.

He developed breathlessness followed by complications with his blood supplies, and underwent various medical procedures. Mr Beck needed much care from his wife in the final months of his life, and lost years of life expectancy, the court will hear.

March 19, 2012 9:04 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Families of asbestos victims back “last resort” fund

Families of two men who died from an industrial disease have backed calls for a “last resort” fund.

Statistics published this week revealed that more people have died of an asbestos related cancer in Blackpool than in most other parts of the country.

These figures were releases by the Office for National Statistics, showing that, 31 residents died from mesothelioma between 2006 to the end of 2010.

That is the equivalent of 2.7 deaths in 100,000 people, 0.2 above the national average of 2.5 for the same period.

Two years ago the Government promised a “last resort” fund, this fund would be available for victims who cannot trace insurers.

David Jones, owner of The Henson Hotel on Clifton Drive, Blackpool, lost his dad, Albert, to mesothelioma last year.

He said; “I am surprised to hear Blackpool is above the national average, my dad was exposed to the substance as a barrel maker at the ICI in Salford and later in Scotland.”

February 28, 2012 9:10 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Asbestos-covered work clothes kill’s wife

A wife whom had washed her husband’s asbestos-covered clothes for a decade, died because she was exposed to the deadly dust.

Jill Bolstridge would shake off the dirt from overalls worn by her husband James, who worked at Derby engineering firm S Robinson and Sons, on a weekly basis before putting them in the washing machine.

Jill died of mesothelioma after following the same routine of washing her husband’s clothes for a decade, her husband was not affected.

An inquest heard that Jill, 56, was in good health until last May, when she started to become out of breath. Doctors confirmed that she was suffering from malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, an asbestos-related cancer affecting the lining of the lungs. Jill underwent major surgery.

Jill, died in October, only two days after her family helped her put together a statement of her condition.

After the hearing, her daughter Carla, 22, paid tribute to her mother.

She said: “My mum was a loving, affectionate, warm and a beautifully-giving woman who was always willing to put others before her.”

February 27, 2012 8:38 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Asbestos cancer death toll still rising

The death toll claimed by asbestos-related cancer in North Tyneside is twice as high as the national average, statistics reveal.

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has issued figures showing that the borough has the fifth highest death rate for mesothelioma in England and Wales.

Mesothelioma, a cancer mainly affecting workers exposed to asbestos, killed 98 North Tynesiders between 2006 and 2010.

That is equivalent to 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people between 2006 and 2010, well above the national average of 2.5.

That grim statistic drew a mixed response from mesothelioma charity campaigner Chris Knighton, of Wallsend.

Chris, pictured, founder of the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund, named after her late husband, said: “I was shocked but then, on the other hand, not.

February 22, 2012 8:38 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Engineer Killed by Asbestos

Asbestos-related disease has killed an electrical engineer whom served on the Royal Yacht Britannia and later repaired fork lift trucks.

Richard Rendell joined the navy as a boy seaman and served for a further 14 years after that. He trained in electronics and was with the Britannia for eight years.

He was discharged in 1964 and worked for several forklift truck firms, carrying out servicing, repair and maintenance work before he eventually set up his own company.

An investigation into his death showed that he was in good-health until May last year, when he suddenly developed a chesty cough and suffered from breathlessness.

The 77 year-old died 6 months later.

Mr. Rendell made a statement saying that he had been exposed to asbestos during his time in the navy and throughout his career afterwards.

After the inquest at Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner’s Court, where assistant deputy coroner Paul McCandless recorded a verdict of death due to industrial disease, Mrs Rendell said her husband was a “lovely man and a true gentleman”.

February 20, 2012 8:59 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Medway has country’s second-highest asbestos death rate

New Figures have revealed that Medway has the country’s second highest death rate for terminal asbestos cancer.

Statistics have shown that the number of people whom have died from mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung wall, was more than twice the national average in Towns.

104 deaths were recorded in the area from 2006 to the end of 2010 that is the equivalent of 6.5 deaths in 100,000 people. The national average during the same time was 2.5 deaths.

Due to some workers not being able to trace the employers whom exposed them to asbestos,  they are unable to claim for damages if they develop mesothelioma. This could be because symptoms develop decades after a worker has inhaled the asbestos particles, within that time businesses can go out of business or insurance documents can be destroyed.

David Bott, president of not-for-profit campaign group the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, said:

“More people die of mesothelioma in Medway per head of the population than most other parts of the country.”

February 17, 2012 9:26 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Asbestos Payout

A former Wearside shipyard worker whom was killed by an asbestos-related illness has received compensation for his death.

It was the workers family whom fought for the compensation and has now won the claim.

80 year old, Ted Hall passed away months after his diagnosis; he was suffering from mesothelioma a cancer of the lining of the lungs which is caused by exposure to asbestos.

Mr Hall was exposed to the chemical as a 15-year-old apprentice and joiner while working at Hudson Dock and Pallion Yard on the Wear; he was never warned about the dangers of asbestos.

Father of two, Ted Hall, moved to Basingstoke on 1954 and then to Dartmouth with his wife Patricia in 2004, he was diagnosed with the illness in December 2010 and died 5 months later.

February 13, 2012 9:45 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Blind eye turned on Asbestos in Schools

Asbestos, the workplace killer, has been a around for years and the danger of it has also been known.

In 1985 it came about that the use of blue and brown asbestos was no longer allowed, and the two type of asbestos was banned. It was only white asbestos which was allowed to be used until 1999; it then received the same treatment as the other types of asbestos.

Unfortunately, asbestos has caused numerous for many years now, the main deaths being caused by mesothelioma or asbestosis.

In 2011 the Supreme Court heard that Diana Williams had been negligently exposed to asbestos at school which led to her tragic death from mesothelioma in 2009. The court accepted evidence in which is said there was no safe level of exposure to asbestos.

Despite this, a report by The Independent on Sunday has shown that in the forthcoming audit of our 23,000 school buildings around the country, an investigation to determine the use of asbestos and also the risks it may pose is not going to take place.

January 30, 2012 8:56 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Tributes to mum killed by asbestos cancer

A devastated husband whose wife died of an asbestos-related cancer has called for more awareness of the disease.

Brenda Foxley, 65, of Elm Grove Drive, Dawlish, is believed to have come into contact with asbestos during her working life as an accounts clerk in Stockport.

She died in Dawlish Hospital on April 11, 2011.

An inquest in Torquay heard how Mrs Foxley regularly visited a factory floor where asbestos lagging was present to deliver wage packets to staff when she worked as an accounts cleric from 1961 to 1967.

The mum of two died just five months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma at the end of 2010.

Coroner Mr Ian Arrow recorded a verdict of death by industrial disease.

Brenda’s distraught husband, Bill, is calling for more awareness, particularly for those whose profession was not directly linked to the deadly substance but could have come into contact with it.

Bill, 72, said: “Brenda was a lovely woman, she was my wife and my best friend. We had been together for 48 years and married for 45 of those.

January 26, 2012 9:44 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Misdiagnosed man killed by asbestos

Ronald Goldsworthy, aged 70, worked as a boiler fitter in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, in conditions which would have exposed him to asbestos, a coroner heard.

Intially Ronald was diagnosed with a type of mesothelioma in 2008, but after a review by a number of doctors, his diagnosis was changed.
Three years later his condition deteriorated and he was diagnosed with the disease again before he died on the 21st of May.

Terrence Moor, a coroner, read a doctor’s report stating that the normal life expectancy with the disease is six months.

He said:

“It is highly unusual for a man with a dying notice to survive for three years. One possible explanation is that he developed it during the last year of his life.”
Mr Moor said: “I have little doubt that his exposure to asbestos would be sufficient and on that basis the verdict is death by industrial disease.”

December 20, 2011 10:20 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Power station worker died from asbestos

A Selby man who worked in power stations for 27 years died from a lung disease after consistent exposure to asbestos, an inquest heard on Tuesday.

Thomas Sinclair, of Woodville Terrace, died on November 9 this year after he was suffering with shortage of breath and chest pains after a fall at home.

Doctors at York Hospital diagnosed the 82-year-old with malignant lung disease – mesothelioma – but because of its advanced state ruled out chemotherapy and discharged him to be cared for at home.

Coroner Rob Turnbull, sitting at Selby Magistrates’ Court, heard that, after a variety of other jobs, Mr Sinclair had started contract work on the construction of Eggborough, and then Drax, power stations from 1965 onwards.

Later he continued working at Drax as a mechanical fitter’s mate until his retirement in 1992, and would have come into contact with asbestos as work was undertaken to remove and dispose of lagged pipes.

December 19, 2011 9:21 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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Asbestos exposure causes 59 year old man’s death

A Cumbrian man’s death this past week has been put down to his exposure to asbestos.

59 year old James Mackenzie’s lawyer said that his family will continue to fight for justice. David Roberts, North and West coroner, ruled that Mr. Mackenzie died as a result of contracting an industrial disease after exposure to asbestos dust.

His health problems came after he worked for a Carlisle building firm between 1969 and 1972. As an apprentice he had been exposed to dust from sheets of asbestos as it was cut.

Doctors diagnosed Mr. Mackenzie with malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs, two months after he took ill. He became ill in the August and died at the Cumberland Infirmary last December, the inquest heard.

Mr. Mackenzie recalled that during his apprenticeship asbestos was widely used for soffits on houses and in sheeting used for roofs, he also said that he would often have to help unload the material and would be covered in asbestos dust afterwards.

He leaves his devastated daughter Cheryl and Son John both in their 30’s.

9:12 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )
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