admin | February 20, 2010
A mother-of-two and fitness fanatic has died after being exposed to asbestos through her father’s work clothes, an inquest has heard. Tracey Carpenter, 43, died in November last year at Kettering General Hospital where she was being treated for mesothelioma. She had contracted the disease despite never knowingly being exposed to the material.
The Coroner read [...]
admin | February 19, 2010
It may surprise you to know that it is nothing to do with fireproofing. In fact until the mid-1980s, the Artex ceiling coating was made with white asbestos to strengthen it. Its function being similar to that of the glass fibres that strengthen the plastic in fiberglass. This means that only old artex manufactured by [...]
admin | February 18, 2010
The Berkshire Asbestos Support Group is dedicated to providing support, advice and information to sufferers of asbestos related illnesses and their families. Join them on the first Tuesday of every month at Reading Town Hall. At these meetings they can provide support, advice and assistance on:
what benefits you and your family may be entitled to;
help [...]
