Hunting the killer
13 September 2012
New regulations make property owners and lessees responsible for looking for the biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK - asbestos - on their premises. Andrew Hennessey explains
Asbestos-related diseases are the greatest single cause of work-related deaths in the UK. These diseases (mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer) are thought to kill up to 3,000 people a year, which is expected to rise to 10,000 by 2010, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Asbestos can be found almost anywhere. In the past, around 3,000...