The deadly legacy

[bopdude]

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

link

[paulyoung666]

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

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

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

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.

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by bopdude

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.

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.

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

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by gary_580

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

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

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

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

good advice

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.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by homealone

I know from experience how easy it is to work with asbestos, without being told of the potential danger.

Isn't that just the way it goes 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

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

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

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

Originally Posted by bopdude

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

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

[NitroNutter]

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