The deadly legacy
 

Teesside accounts for one in ten deaths from an asbestos-related disease in Britain,

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just been reading about that , its only going to get worse as well :(

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Yeah, I heard / read somewhere that one of those claim companys are looking to sue on behalf of people who worked with asbestos, even if they have not gotten ill as a result of working with the stuff.

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Yes, apparently you can get benign plaques on your lungs. I believe that they sue for something like stress. You would get about £5k, IIRC.

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IIRC 10-15 year old artex contains asbestos too so anyone thinking about changing their artex pattern, BE CAREFUL

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iirc it is older artex than this , never mind it is always a good idea to wear a dust mask when removing anything like it :tu:

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good advice :tu:

I just read the article that Bop linked to, it's very sad the way it's going, I know from experience how easy it is to work with asbestos, without being told of the potential danger. :(

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Isn't that just the way it goes :rolleyes: one day the boffins in the know say something is safe / good for you, and a year or so down the line it's, oh, sorry we made a mistake :mad:

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two houses ive bought both less than 18 years old had this warning on the survey about asbestos in the artex

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i used to think drinking large quantities of beer was safe, then i realised it wasnt as i was married :D

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I used to think marrying large quantities of women was safe, then I found beer and cigarettes ;)