Posts by Asbestos Support
Make an ActionMeso Board
If you are joining us for our regional Action Meso Day event at 11 o’clock tomorrow, or joining the national event at 12.30, #ActionMeso would like you to make an ACTION MESO BOARD. To get an invite please email info@asbestossupportce.org for the West Midlands event at 11 and go to https://actionmeso.org/amd21/ for your invite to…
Read MoreMarian’s story: the impact of mesothelioma on my mental health
Marian, a former social worker who lives in Birmingham, shares her thoughts and feelings about being diagnosed with mesothelioma. In October last year my life changed. A brief telephone call, from one of the medical registrars from the Hospital where I had undergone investigation, told me that I had a rare form of cancer and there was…
Read MoreLearning about Mesothelioma wasn’t what I meant when I decided to learn something new
Retired West Midlands teacher Bev found herself learning new lessons when she was diagnosed with mesothelioma My professional life was spent teaching. Three decades to be exact. On retiring, my aim was to become the pupil. Nothing highbrow; tips on how to improve my golf swing and some cultural toe-dipping in far flung places. There was little time…
Read MoreAction Mesothelioma Day: Prevention is better than seeking a cure
Ahead of Action Mesothelioma Day on Friday, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is posing this question, ‘What can we do to help prevent lives being ruined by exposure to asbestos?’ In Britain, more than 2,500 people die from mesothelioma every year because of past exposure to asbestos. The deadly material has been…
Read MoreJoin us on Action Mesothelioma Day
ACTION MESOTHELIOMA DAY is a joint awareness raising event each year sponsored by Asbestos Support Groups, including the members of the Asbestos Victims Support Groups’ Forum, Medical Charities and other charities established by mesothelioma patients. There will be a short regional event on Zoom at 11 o’clock on Friday 2 July. The link is “ASCE’s…
Read MoreAsbestos is still present in 83% of schools!
Twenty years after asbestos was banned, the Department for Education estimates that it is still present in more than 83% of England’s schools. It isn’t just present in small amounts. The Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) estimates there are hundreds of tonnes of asbestos contained in schools and other public buildings. Children are especially vulnerable…
Read MoreJoin our campaign for #ZeroAsbestos in Schools and Public Buildings
#ZeroAsbestos Our main campaign at the moment is for zero asbestos, everywhere but especially in schools and other publicly owned buildings. Children are especially vulnerable to asbestos dust because their lungs are still developing but people who work in schools and other public buildings are also at risk. Please write to your MP We should…
Read MoreNew guidance from the TUC for workers dealing with asbestos
The TUC has issued new guidance about what to do when you find asbestos in a building how you can avoid being exposed to hazardous asbestos dust how to claim compensation if you get ill after being exposed to asbestos We can also help you with practical help and support, and by filling in the…
Read MoreWhy is the the government asking victims of injustice to help sort out a mess of its own making?
It is now more than two months since Justin Tomlinson, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health, made promises to right any injustices caused by the pandemic. But we still don’t know whether claimants with asbestosis & pleural thickening are to be denied part of their compensation under the government’s lump sum…
Read MoreWhy asbestos is still threatening our health
In an article published today, Treven Pyles from US health and safety advisers EHS explains why asbestos is still ‘a considerable threat’ to our health. Why is there so much asbestos around? Although asbestos was first used by people in the Stone Age, its use became widespread around the time of the Second World War.…
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