Mesothelioma Cancer & Lung Disease

Asbestos Timebomb (Daily Mirror)

Fifty percent of the UK's 25,000 schools were built between 1945 - 1974, a time when asbestos was widely used. Teaching staff dying of mesothelioma peaked to 18 percent a year from 2001 - 2005.

This alarming evidence indicates that thousands of school children are likely to have been exposed and are at risk of developing an asbestos related disease.

Despite government awareness dating back to 1960 that low asbestos exposure could cause mesothelioma - governments have not carried out a full audit of schools to assess the potential risk.

 If you are a UK resident and would like to sign the petition for:

The Prime Minister to address and implement the following concerns:

• A £10 million National Centre for Asbestos Related Disease to provide better treatment, alleviate suffering and work towards a cure for mesothelioma. 
• Compensation reinstated for victims of 'pleural plaques' – lung scars caused by asbestos fibres – (it was abolished 2 years ago).
• Compensation for asbestos disease sufferers who have notrace of their employers insurers.
• A 'public register' concerning all asbestos surveys carried out on public buildings.
• The 'Health and Safety Executive' to be provided with enough resources to meet its own targets for inspecting asbestos removal work."

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