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Asbestos panic starts now
A time bomb
The building workers' plague
Construction trade union UCATT called for a ban
If in doubt - stop the job
Early warnings of the public
health disaster
Enfield council fined
'Important and frightening'
Other high risk groups
Why is asbestos dangerous?
The main types of asbestos diseases
Asbestosis
Lung cancer
Mesothelioma
Pleural thickening
Pleural plaques
Other types of cancers
Asbestos and children
Women and asbestos
The Liverpool women
Cryptogenic asbestos
Environmental exposures
J.W.Roberts factory, Leeds
World production and consumption
Types of asbestos
Amphibole group
Serpentine group
Uses of asbestos: cheapness not fire resistance
Main uses of asbestos in buildings
Sprayed coatings and lagging
Insulation boards
Asbestos cement products
Airborne fibre levels expected close to operator's breathing zone for different processes
Asbestos in public buildings
Local authorities
The civil service
The answer to asbestos in buildings
Asbestos substitutes
Action points
Current UK legislation on asbestos
Banning asbestos
If in doubt do not work with asbestos
The Control Of Asbestos At Work Regulations (CAWR) 1987 amended by The Control Of Asbestos At Work (Amendment) Regulations 1992
Control limits
Employers' duties
The Asbestos (Prohibition) Regulations 1992
Banning asbestos products in construction
The asbestos (licensing) regulations 1983
Plan of work
Regulation of subcontractors and the self-employed
Other relevant legislation
The Health And Safety At Work Act 1974
The Management Of Health And Safety At Work Regulations 1992
The Construction (Design And Management) Regulations 1994
The asbestos police
HSE publications
Other agencies which help control asbestos
ARCA, asbestos removal contractors' association
RICE, Regulated Inter-Laboratory Counting Exchange
Poor to the point of being pathetic
Prosecutions for asbestos offences
Licence to kill?
Controlling the cowboys
HSE resources cut
Reasons HSE refused or revoked an asbestos licence
The modern myth: asbestos removal is risky and a waste of money
Sealing asbestos
Safe removal of asbestos
Wet removal by injection
Air management
Monitoring and sampling
Monitoring methods
Why air monitor?
Problems of collecting samples
How to read a results sheet
Problems of monitoring accuracy
Checklist for monitoring contractors
The legal framework
Controlling asbestos waste on site
Removal of asbestos waste from the site
Danger areas
Fly tipping
Demolition of old factories, tower blocks, and power stations
Waste disposal sites near homes and schools
Landfill
Redevelopment of former industrial or waste disposal sites
The Manville Corporation
T&N
US claims
Chase Manhattan Bank
Avoiding costs
1982: The Wellington Facility
1988: The Centre For Claims Resolution
1993: The Georgine Settlement
US bankruptcies
Lloyds and the insurance industry
Myth number one: asbestos cement - the fibres are "locked in"
Victim of "locked in" asbestos
Myth number two: blue is deadly, white is safe
>Myth number three: the "safe" level of exposure
New US standard
Asbestos victim support groups
Workers
Other victims
The Compensation Recovery Unit
The DSS industrial injuries scheme for asbestos
Benefit levels for industrial disability benefit
Problems in obtaining benefit
The Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979
Common law compensation or civil claims
Legal aid
Time limits
Defunct companies
Final settlements
Provisional damages
Compensation for smokers
Inquests and coroners' courts
Asbestos inquests
The post mortem
The death certificate
Domestic exposures
Co-ordinated international activities
International Labour Organisation
International Federation Of Building And Wood Workers
International Federation Of Chemical, Energy And General Workers' Unions
Asbestos around the world
Countries with Bans
European union
France
Italy
United States
Canada
Japan
Brazil
South Africa
Australia
The Third World
Conclusion