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'Hidden killer' asbestos warning

                   
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02-Nov-2009
 
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Tradesmen across Scotland have been targeted by a new national campaign warning them to beware of a hidden killer ? asbestos. The Health and Safety Executive said every week across Britain about 20 tradesmen die from... [read full story]                    

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Business News: Workers warned over continuing asbestos danger

 icnetwork.co.uk 04-Nov-2009
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HSE's 'hidden killer' warning to tradesmen

 scotsman.com 02-Nov-2009
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Business News: Workers warned over continuing asbestos danger

icnetwork.co.uk
04-Nov-2009
 

Nov 4 2009 Western Mail A NEW generation of tradesmen is at risk from asbestos, Britain’s biggest workplace killer, safety campaigners are warning. More than 35,000 Britons died from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma...

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Workers warned over continuing asbestos danger

icnetwork.co.uk
04-Nov-2009
 

Nov 4 2009 Western Mail A NEW generation of tradesmen is at risk from asbestos, Britain’s biggest workplace killer, safety campaigners are warning. More than 35,000 Britons died from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma...

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The Hidden Dangers of Asbestos

bre.co.uk
03-Nov-2009
 

Every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related disease and it is responsible for the highest number of deaths associated with work activity. BRE Training are delivering an awareness event to explain what asbestos is, where...

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Widow's warning after asbestos illness kills husband

manchestereveningnews.co.uk
02-Nov-2009
 

A WOMAN who lost her husband to an asbestos-related disease is urging workers to protect themselves from the killer material. Tradesman David Doyle had worked hard all his life and was looking forward to an active retirement....

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‘Dangers are not a thing of the past’

icnetwork.co.uk
02-Nov-2009
 

Nov 2 2009 by Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail The Health and Safety Executive’s latest asbestos campaign will target tradesmen working in Wales. It comes as figures reveal the number of deaths from mesothelioma in Wales...

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HSE's 'hidden killer' warning to tradesmen

scotsman.com
02-Nov-2009
 

Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button. Published Date: 02 November 2009 A £1.2 MILLION campaign to protect Scottish workers from the UK's biggest industrial killer was launched today....

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