An inquest heard that the death of 69-year-old Brian Feaver, a retired coach driver from Paignton, Devon, England, may be related to exposure to asbestos, the Herald Express reports.
Mr. Feaver spent some of his working life dismantling buildings containing asbestos.…
Fosters of Thrybergh Ltd, which is headquartered in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, was fined for exposing workers to asbestos, according to a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) press release dated July 7, 2011.
Only when the HSE issued a Prohibition Notice…
The presence of asbestos has has been blamed for the prolonged closure of the Co-Operative Society supermarket in Winscombe, North Somerset, England, Mercury 24 reports.
The Co-Operative Society supermarket has been shut since an electrical fire on April 25, 2011 and…
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence must pay GBP1 million in total as compensation for families of three people who died after breathing in asbestos as children living on military bases, the Mirror reports.
Career soldier Richard Rouse died at the…
An inquest at Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner’s Court heard that the death of Michael Keily, a retired engineer from Chellaston, Derby, England, was related to workplace exposure to asbestos, the Derby Telegraph reports.
An apprentice at Derby Locomotive Works in…
An inquest at North Staffordshire Coroner’s Court heard that the death of 87-year-old George Harrison, a former kiln worker from Hanley, Staffordshire, England, was related to workplace exposure to asbestos, The Sentinel reports.
Mr. Harrison worked for Johnson’s Pottery between 1950…
Developer Bob Knapp, on June 22, 2011, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role at the head of a conspiracy to ignore federal asbestos regulations during a three-year renovation project at the Equitable Building in downtown Des…
A Gloucestershire inquest heard that the death of Peter Meek, an 81-year-old form lorry truck driver from Mitcheldean, England, was linked to asbestos, The Citizen reports.
Since Mr. Meek also smoked cigars for many years, Gloucestershire Assistant Deputy Coroner Katy Skerrett…
An inquest at Bridgwater town hall heard that the death of 67-year-old Mark Horsman, of Bridgwater, Somerset, England, was related to workplace exposure to asbestos, thisisthewestcountry.co.uk reports.
The inquest heard that Mr. Horsman died from mesothelioma on Nov. 22, 2010.
West Somerset…
The Environment Agency are appealing for information after a lorry load of asbestos sheeting was dumped on the Ribble Link Way in Preston on May 31, 2011, near lock number 8, according to an Environment Agency press release dated June…