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Teacher's family awarded six figure asbestos compensation
Relatives of deceased teacher John Murphy have been awarded ?116,000 compensation after a three year legal battle.
Tameside Borough Council eventually admitted liability but Janis Murphy believes the case would have been resolved sooner...
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Cape Asbestos fund finally agreed
As we reported back in June 2005, Cape Group - former owners of Cape Asbestos - decided to create a £40 million fund to compensate victims of asbestos-related illnesses. The Barking and Dagenham Post reports that this decision has...
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asbestos
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asbestosis
Arca holds asbestos awareness seminars
The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (Arca) is holding a series of asbestos awareness seminars across the UK.
The events are aimed at all construction industry trades and anyone who may come into contact with asbestos in their...
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asbestos
legal,
controllimit
coshh
atac
controlofasbestosregulations2006
controlofasbestosregulations2006
Codes of Practice published to support new asbestos regulations
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 came into force on 13 November 2006, and the HSE has published two new Codes of Practice to support the Regulations.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, Approved Code of Practice and...
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asbestos
legal,
ukas
who
workplacelawnetwork
exposurelimits
texturedcoatings
Will Canada end promotion of asbestos?
The Canadian government is considering ending its funding of the Montreal-based Chrysotile Institute (CI), a lobbying body that promotes 'white' asbestos around the world, reports the TUC.
Canada is the world's second biggest exporter...
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asbestos
legal
GBP 20,000 asbestos fine for skip operator
A man was fined £20,000 for operating without a Waste Management Licence and failing to inform a landfill site that the waste he sent them contained asbestos, reports the Environment Agency.
Speaking after the case, Edward Morris,...
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asbestos
legal,
training
licensing
case
Headmaster escapes asbestos conviction: didn't know asbestos was dangerous
The Headmaster of a school in Derbyshire has been found not guilty of failing to protect the health of others after explaining that he wasn’t aware of the dangers of asbestos.
The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Phillip...
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asbestos
legal,
hse
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Pleural plaque ruling to be appealed
An appeal is underway to overturn a previous Court of Appeal ruling that prevented pleural plaque sufferers from claiming compensation.
The appeal, brought by the trade union Amicus, will argue that pleural plaques are a debilitating...
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asbestos
legal,
case
pleuralplaques
Government to act on mesothelioma claims
The controversy over compensation for mesothelioma sufferers looks set to take yet another turn after Tony Blair promised to take action over a recent House of Lords ruling.
The judgment means that a single employer will not have to...
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asbestos
legal,
mesothelioma
Nightclub owners fined GBP 90,000 in asbestos case
Towering Leisure, the company that owns the Atlantis Arena Complex in Great Yarmouth, have been fined GBP 90,000 for failing to sufficiently protect the health of staff and visitors and three breaches of the Control of Asbestos...
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asbestos
riskassessment
legal,
inspection
removal
case
New Control of Asbestos regulations come into force in two weeks
The new Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 have been published, and the majority of the new regulations will be coming into force on 13 November 2006.
The Regulations will:
replace three existing sets of regulations (The Control...
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asbestos
asbestos
legal,
controllimit
licensing
workplacelawnetwork
Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006 update
In next months newsletter we will be providing an update on the new Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006
To receive this newsletter with all the latest news on asbestos management, including legal duties, case reports, and best...
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asbestos
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Asbestos firm's parent company aims to end bankruptcy
American giant Federal Mogul, the parent company of British-based asbestos manufacturer firm Turner and Newell, has submitted plans to come out of bankruptcy by March 2007, reports Hemscott.
Turner and Newell has been at the heart of...
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asbestos
fire
legal,
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asbestosis
pleuralplaques
Turner and Newell workers will not have to repay benefit
Victims of the asbestos giant Turner and Newell will not have to repay any benefit money they have received from the British government.
Money received from the government is usually repaid to ensure that the taxpayer does not...
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jobs
asbestos
legal
Revised asbestos regulations receive HSC approval
The HSC is to recommend approval of revised asbestos regulations, which will strengthen overall worker protection by reducing exposure limits and introducing detailed mandatory training for work with asbestos.
As previously reported...
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asbestos
legal,
training
hse
controllimit
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workplacelawnetwork
hsc
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texturedcoatings
mesothelioma
Council pays GBP 130,000 for exposure to asbestos
Hartlepool Borough Council has paid GBP 130,000 to settle claims of exposure to asbestos, reports the Hartlepool Mail.
The claims go back a number of years and cover potential exposure in the town's schools and council buildings.
A...
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asbestos
legal,
coshh
Mesothelioma victims to get faster compensation
New legislation should ensure that mesothelioma sufferers will receive faster compensation.
The planned legislation will allow companies that have paid out compensation to recoup some of the costs from the centrally regulated Financial...
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legal,
mesothelioma
Fury over huge fees for asbestos compensation fund
Victims of the asbestos giant Turner and Newell have expressed their concern at the huge fees paid to the companies that administer the compensation fund.
Turner and Newell owned a number of factories in the UK but went into...
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asbestos
legal,
mesothelioma
Company criticised over asbestos claims
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against a local property developer who inaccurately claimed that a worksite was asbestos free.
MMC Estates and the Rathbone Trust had published a brochure which gave the impression...
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asbestos
legal,
decontamination
Settlement in Yorkshire Asbestos test case
A legal case that had threatened to cost insurers millions has been settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
The compensation case was brought against Holland Hannan & Cubitt and two insurance companies, Zurich and Excess, by...
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asbestos
legal,
mesothelioma
case
asbestosis
New Control of Asbestos regulation come into force
The new Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 came into force on Monday 13 November.
The Regulations will:
replace three existing sets of regulations (the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, The Asbestos (Licensing)...
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legal,
licensing
workplacelawnetwork
'Don't take the gamble' with asbestos, warns HSC
The HSE has launched a new campaign to educate both employers and employees about the risks involved when working with asbestos.
The 'Don’t take the gamble' campaign will take place from September to October 2006 and is targeted...
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asbestos
legal,
contractorevaluation
licensing
workplacelawnetwork
GBP 92,500 settlement for asbestos widow
A Yorkshire widow, Aileen Gardner, has received £92,500 compensation from the company that exposed her husband to asbestos, reports Yorkshire Post Today.
The out-of-court settlement was agreed the day before the trial was to...
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asbestos
legal,
case
Pinewood studios at heart of GBP150,000 asbestos case
Rank Entertainment, former owners of Pinewood studios, is being taken to court by the widow of a former worker who contracted mesothelioma (a cancer caused by asbestos exposure) while building film sets, reports Times Online.
The...
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legal,
mesothelioma
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Woman compensated after contracting asbestos disease from grandfather's clothes
A Southsea woman has ended a landmark case against the Ministry of Defence who have agreed to pay GBP 145,000 compensation in an out-of–court settlement after being sued for negligence and breach of statutory duty, reports...
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mesothelioma
