Asbestos Deaths

According to this weeks TUC's updates, Britain is one of the worst hit countries in the world for asbestos deaths - a global epidemic currently claiming at least one life every five minutes.

Cases are so commonplace in the UK these days they only merit a few lines in local newspapers...

- Inquest reports this week include a Stourbridge man who died from asbestos exposure after working as an electrician at a pig farm, where he drilled holes through the asbestos cement roof.

- Geoffrey Norris died aged 65 on 19 January; at Dudley Coroners Court, Black Country Coroner Robin Balmain recorded a verdict of death by industrial disease.

- Retired builder John Dickerson, 73, died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma on 7 April, Derby Coroner's Court heard this week; deputy coroner Dr Turlough Farnan recorded a verdict that he died from the industrial disease of malignant mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos.

Why use Asbestos ToolKit CS?

Ai Solutions have recently added a section including some of the key questions they feel should be answered before purchasing Asbestos Management software.

These include questions relating to
- Usability,
- Support,
- Liaison with the HSE and
- Web Access.

For more information, see their new Why use Asbestos ToolKit CS page