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Aug 02

Global Asbestos Trade Flourishes Amid Health Concerns

Asbestos related fatalities in the UK have been rising for a number of years, although the death rate is expected to reach a peak in the near future before dropping markedly on previous years. According to the Health and Safety Executive, in 2007, 2,156 deaths were caused by mesothelioma – a cancer of the pleural [...]

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Jul 15

Lord Young’s Health and Safety Review Unsettles Fire Brigades Union

It is no secret that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition Government has waged war on the public deficit – a campaign that has already cut a swath of public spending cuts and is expected to substantially increase the number of unemployed people in the UK. Amid the cuts, Lord Young has been assigned the task of [...]

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