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HSE Launches Consultation on Asbestos Safety Regulations

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) initiated a public consultation to enhance the Control of Asbestos Regulations and improve asbestos management guidance, aiming to better protect workers from health risks associated with residual asbestos.     Despite Great Britain already having one of the best workplace health and safety records globally, the HSE is seeking…

‘The NHS Is Killing Me’: Former Health Worker Speaks Out

A 75-year-old former NHS worker with five decades of service has spoken out about her harrowing cancer diagnosis after potential asbestos exposure during her hospital career.     What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a type of asbestos-related cancer affecting the pleura (lining of the lung). It can be found in the lining of the abdominal…

Records Reveal Asbestos Kills 9x More Veterans than Combat

Government records reveal that asbestos has killed nine times more military veterans than British victims of the Taliban during the Afghan campaign.   The deadly material, found in military accommodation, ships, submarines, helicopters, and tanks, is causing an average of 89 new cases of mesothelioma, a fatal cancer, each year. According to the British Occupational…

Global Asbestos Awareness Week – HSE reminds businesses to monitor asbestos

As we step into Global Asbestos Awareness Week (April 1-7), The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding businesses occupying buildings built before the year 2000 to assess, manage and monitor asbestos risks.   Between 1950 and 1980, asbestos was commonly used in buildings and equipment. However, buildings built or refurbished before 2000 could also…

Asbestos: Woman diagnosed with mesothelioma issues warning to others

A woman diagnosed with a cancer caused by asbestos exposure has issued a warning to others to look out for the signs and symptoms of the disease.   Emily-Jane Scandrett, 41, was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, an incurable cancer most commonly found in men over the age of 75, after suffering from a ‘paralysing pain’…

UK Mesothelioma hotspots revealed

New figures have revealed where in the UK has the highest number of Mesothelioma-related deaths, as the latest figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show the number of deaths is the highest on record.   Between 2013 and 2022, there were more than 24,000 deaths – nearly 4000 more than the decade…