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A 58  year old mother died from asbestos-related peritoneal mesothelioma despite never working herself in an asbestos exposed workplace.
It is believed that she was exposed to asbestos fibres from her joiner father’s overalls as a young girl.  It was ruled by the coroner that Linda Sinnett had died of an industrial illness as a result.
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A recent report published in the Lancet Oncology journal suggested that current estimates of the dangers posed by asbestos in the workplace may fall far short of the actual levels of illness caused through asbestos exposure.
In spite of the ban on new asbestos use, deaths attributed to exposure to asbestos continue to rise.  The report [...]

As one of a number of similar initiatives nationwide, the Health and Safety Executive recently carried out a blitz on sites in Kent to check for compliance with the asbestos regulations.  Over a thousand contacts were made with 151 random site visits in Thanet, Cantebury, Dartford and Dover.  As a result of these visits, 33 [...]


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