- Asbestos Manufacturing
- Shipyards, Ship refits and dry dock
- Boiler and engine rooms
- Power stations
- Heating and air conditioning plants
- Industrial & chemical plants
- Oil refineries
- Building and Construction sites
- Glass factories
- Cement plants
- Steel Plant
- Car factories
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Local Councils
- Ship workers
- Boiler Makers
- Power station workers
- Plumbers
- Electricians
- Caretakers
- Builders
- Laborers
- Navy
- Army
- Air force
- Dock workers
- Engineers
- Telephone Engineers
- Metal Workers
- Factory Operatives
- Brake Factory
- Process Operators
- The Royal Navy
- Universal Asbestos
- Cape Asbestos
- British Telecom
- GEC / Marconi
- The Gas Board
- Thames Water
- Swan Hunter
- MacIntosh-Lang
- The Electricity Board
- Turners Asbestos
- British Leyland
- Rolls Royce
- Local councils
If you or a loved one has a work related asbestos disease contact us straight away as strict timescales apply to claim compensation for industrial injury. If a family member has died through Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer or Asbestosis you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Who is affected by asbestos exposure?
Anyone who comes into contact with asbestos fibres, may be affected by them, however experts agree that the more concentrated and prolonged the exposure the greater the chance of major disease developing. Two people may have been exposed to exactly the same amount of asbestos for the same length of time and yet one develops serious illness and the other does not.
Our bodies operate with differing efficiency. However the fact that asbestos exposure occurred is like a ticking time bomb. Asbestos Related Injury can develop decades after exposure. It is still possible to bring a claim for Asbestos Related Injury many years after exposure, provided that it is commenced within 3 years of the onset of disease.
Legislation & Employers duty
It has been illegal for employers to expose workers to asbestos since the 1930's. It is accepted that the use of asbestos within the workplace is now completely outlawed. There are ever increasing regulations for the management of asbestos in many places. An ideal website to keep-up with current legislation and information, including downloads is: http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/information.htm
Compensation arises from an employers failure to provide a safe working environment to employees and those allowed on site. Regulations are clear and Ignorance to amended regulations can not be used as defence. There are many occasions when it may be possible to claim compensation from a negligent employer and manufacturer. Make sure that you get an experienced Industrial Disease team on your side, contact us for further information.