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Myths About Asbestosis Claims |
If You Have Suffered a motor
accident, whiplash
injury, accident
at work, medical
negligence, faulty
goods, criminal
injury, slip
or trip, industrial
injury, accident
in a public place or would just like some advice, please don't hesitate to
give us a call on 08000 71 22 71 for any personal
injury, medical negligence, road traffic accident, no win no fee accident
claims
Asbestos has proven itself to be the numero-uno work place killer today.
Workers coming in touch with this material on a daily basis are susceptible to
lung cancer, asbestosis and Mesothelioma, all very fatal respiratory illnesses
that debilitate and finally kill their victims.
Evidence of the death knell effect of asbestos on people who breathe its fibers
is likely to increase in the future with more and more cases coming to the fore.
Asbestos, once hailed as the best and reliable building material available to
the construction industries. The properties of being fire resistant, tensile
strength, durability, flexibility and heat insulation made it popular since
these properties meant that it could save lives and strengthen buildings. The
evidence of the first use of asbestos was about 2000 years ago by the Greeks who
firmly believed that its fire withstanding properties were too good to let go in
spite of the health hazards it posed. The Greeks, in those times knew that
asbestos caused health problems.
These health hazards were long forgotten until the turn of the 20th century. The
medical research community observed too many unnatural and mistimed deaths in
asbestos mining towns in the USA during the beginning of the First World War.
1924 saw the first diagnosis of Asbestosis in a 33 year old woman which led to
further studies in the UK on asbestos workers. Research pointed to the fact that
more than 30% of the workers in the asbestos industry suffered from lung
diseases. This led to the government introducing laws to provide better
ventilation and identification of asbestosis as a work related illness in 1931.
Asbestos has been manufactured in over 100 countries and used in over 24
countries worldwide well into the 20th century despite its relationship to the
cause of asbestosis. The mind-blowing act that more than 5 million tones of
asbestos was manufactured annually in the mid 20th century proves the utter
disregard that the producers had for their employees and workers. Shipping,
demolition, insulation and building industrial conglomerates failed to take
adequate precautions and preventive measures to protect their workforce from
workplace injury.
The effects of asbestosis are not apparent immediately. They take time to
manifest and unveil the havoc. Diagnosis is often difficult and takes time by
which the disease is rendered incurable. Since the height of asbestos usage was
in 1960s and 70s, many asbestos workers are awaiting their fate with asbestosis
and more and more cases are coming to the fore now.
The victims of asbestosis are entitled to compensation for irregularities of
their companies in providing safer working conditions which has left them
exposed to the harmful effects of asbestos years ago.
It is advisable that any victims get in touch with an experienced asbestos
related solicitor at their earliest to get the right compensation and rebuild
their future.
If You Have Suffered a motor accident, whiplash injury, accident at work, medical negligence, faulty goods, criminal injury, slip or trip, industrial injury, accident in a public place or
would just like some advice, please don't hesitate to give us a call on 08000 71 22 71 for any personal injury accident claims |
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