Asbestos related disease
We can help if you or a family member is diagnosed with any of the following asbestos related illnesses: -
Mesothelioma
A type of cancer of the lining of the lung or more rarely the stomach. Asbestos is the only known cause of this type of cancer.
Asbestos – related lung cancer
Cancer of the lung tissue which can be caused by exposure to asbestos at work
Asbestosis
Scarring of the lung tissue which can cause severe breathlessness, pain and discomfort
Pleural Thickening/ Rounded atelectasis
Scarring to the lining of the lung. Symptoms can include breathlessness, pain and discomfort.
The use of asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999 however when someone is diagnosed with an asbestos related condition their work with asbestos will have taken place many years ago.
We will identify where and when the asbestos exposure took place and trace the employer or employers who were responsible. You may still be able to win your claim even if the former employer has gone out of business or had a change of name.
Asbestos was a widely used material that can still be found in many buildings today including factories, offices, houses, schools, hospitals and power stations. People engaged in many different types of work could have been exposed, for example:-
- Power station workers
- Electricians
- School caretakers
- Joiners/ carpenters
- Plumbers/ pipe fitters
- Fire fighters
- Mine workers
- Mechanics
- Builders
- Plasterers
- People employed at Carriage/ railway works
Asbestos materials were used to make:
- Pipe lagging
- Floor and ceiling tiles
- Artex
- Drain pipes
- Insulation board
- Garages
- Roof tiles and corrugated sheets
- Fire doors
- Fire blankets
- Brake linings
