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HSE 30/06/2010 - Worker Deaths in Britain falls to an all time lowNew �gures released today reveal that the number of people killed at work in Britain fell last year to a record low.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released the provisional data, which shows that 151 workers were killed between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 compared to 178 deaths in the previous year and an average number over the last 5 years of 220 deaths per year.Judith Hackitt, the HSE Chair said:"It's really very encouraging to see a further reduction in workplace fatalities in the past year. This is performance which owes much to good practice, leadership and employee engagement. No doubt the recession has resulted in lower levels of activity in some sectors and a decrease in the numbers of new inexperienced recruits has also contrib-uted to this fall in fatalities."We should also remember that 151 families are mourning the loss of someone who last year went out to work and never came home. Being one of the best health and safety performers in the world means continuing to strive to drive these numbers down further - not getting complacent about what we've collectively achieved and recognising the new challenges as we emerge from the recession.

"As with all health and safety statistics, today's announcement is a combination of encouraging news about improvement but also a salutary reminder of the tragedies of lives lost at work."Despite the overall improvement, agricul-ture, the most dangerous industry in Britain, has recorded a sizeable increase in deaths. 38 workers died on farms in the last year, marking a disappointing return to levels of earlier years after a record low of 25 deaths in 2008/09.Judith Hackitt added:"We are especially concerned to see the continuing high levels of fatalities in agriculture."The fact that many of these lives have been lost in family businesses is a double tragedy. Not only have families been ripped apart, but businesses that have been handed down through generations have been ruined."No industry can or should regard high levels of workplace death and injury as being 'part of the job'. It doesn't have to be this way as many other sectors have shown by their improvement."Large falls have been recorded in some of the other historically most dangerous industries in Britain:

·41 fatal injuries to construction workers were recorded - a rate of 2.0 deaths per 100,000 workers, compared to an average of 66 deaths in the past �ve years and a fall from the 52 deaths (and rate of 2.4) recorded in 2008/09.·42 fatal injuries to services workers were recorded, a rate of 0.2 deaths per 100,000, compared to an average of 72 deaths in the past �ve years and a fall from the 62 deaths (and rate of 0.3) recorded in 2008/09.·24 fatal injuries to manufacturing workers were recorded, a rate of 0.9 deaths per 100,000, compared to an average of 38 deaths in the past �ve years and a fall from 33 deaths (and rate of 1.1) in 2008/09.Judith Hackitt said:

"We need the agriculture industry to recognise that it can address the problem and learn the lessons from these sectors. Improvements can be achieved even in any industry sector with leadership and by focusing on the priority issues."The new �gures show that compared with the latest data available for the four other leading industrial nations in Europe - Germany, France, Spain and Italy - Great Britain has, for more than the last six years, had the lowest rate of fatal injuries.

24 May 2010 - NI follows Scotland on Pleural PlaquesThe Northern Ireland Executive looks set to reinstate the right for people with pleural plaques to claim compensation.The decision will bring the country into line with Scotland and will give campaigners fuel in their �ght to get the right restored in England and Wales.Responses to a consultation paper examining a House Of Lords’ ruling in 2007 that pleural plaques – areas of �brosis in the lung, caused by asbestos exposure – do not constitute actionable damage were published on 13 May. An analysis of the comments received recommended that the law should be changed to allow for claims in negligence, despite some resistance from larger bodies, such as insurance �rms, to such a move.Finance minister Sammy Wilson said: “The responses to the consultation exercise revealed how the House of Lords’ ruling in the Johnston case had an adverse impact on the lives of ordinary men and women who, through no fault of their own, had been exposed to asbestos and developed pleural plaques.“The reinstatement of the right to claim compensation in negligence is, I believe, just and fair and will ensure that people in Northern Ireland have the same rights and protections as people in Scotland.”UCATT general secretary Alan Ritchie, added: “I am pleased that Northern Ireland has followed the decision in Scotland and will compensate victims of pleural plaques.“All victims of pleural plaques deserve justice. The decision in Northern Ireland should place further pressure on the new government to overturn the decision to bar compensation for pleural-plaques victims in England and Wales.”In 2009, Scotland enacted the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act, which re-established pleural plaques as an actionable personal injury. In England and Wales, the previous Labour government decided to introduce a limited extra-statutory payment scheme, rather than overturn the House of Lords’ decision - FROM SAFETY & HEALTH PRACTITIONER MAY 2010



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The Northern Ireland Executive looks set to reinstate the right for people with pleural plaques to claim compensation.The decision will bring the country into line with Scotland and will give campaigners fuel in their �ght to get the right restored in England and Wales.Responses to a consultation paper examining a House Of Lords’ ruling in 2007 that pleural plaques – areas of �brosis in the lung, caused by asbestos exposure – do not constitute actionable damage were published on 13 May. An analysis of the comments received recommended that the law should be changed to allow for claims in negligence, despite some resistance from larger bodies, such as insurance �rms, to such a move.Finance minister Sammy Wilson said: “The responses to the consultation exercise revealed how the House of Lords’ ruling in the Johnston case had an adverse impact on the lives of ordinary men and women who, through no fault of their own, had been exposed to asbestos and developed pleural plaques.“The reinstatement of the right to claim compensation in negligence is, I believe, just and fair and will ensure that people in Northern Ireland have the same rights and protections as people in Scotland.”UCATT general secretary Alan Ritchie, added: “I am pleased that Northern Ireland has followed the decision in Scotland and will compensate victims of pleural plaques.“All victims of pleural plaques deserve justice. The decision in Northern Ireland should place further pressure on the new government to overturn the decision to bar compensation for pleural-plaques victims in England and Wales.”In 2009, Scotland enacted the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act, which re-established pleural plaques as an actionable personal injury. In England and Wales, the previous Labour government decided to introduce a limited extra-statutory payment scheme, rather than overturn the House of Lords’ decision - FROM SAFETY & HEALTH PRACTITIONER MAY 2010

Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer. The great majority of cases will be due to exposure to asbestos

The British Lung Foundation campaigns to raise awareness of mesothelioma and to improve the treatment and care of people who are a�ected by it. This campaigning culminates each year on Action Mesothelioma [1] Day (2 July)Raising awareness of the risks of asbestos amongst tradesmen - those most likely to be exposed to it - is something HSE has campaigned on for several years.Said Chair of HSE, Judith Hackitt,"HSE welcomes action to raise awareness about the dangers of asbestos and that is why, on Action Mesothelioma Day, we are supporting the British Lung Foundation's call for people to 'be asbestos aware'."Asbestos is not a problem of the past. It could be present in any building built or refurbished before the year 2000. In good condition, undisturbed and properly managed, asbestos does not pose a signi�cant health risk. Those most at risk are tradesmen such as joiners, electricians and plumbers who routinely disturb the fabric of buildings as part of their work. Through our 'Hidden Killer[2]' campaign we are working hard to help tradesmen appreciate that they are at risk and advise them on how to protect themselves. It makes eminent sense to also remind householders of the dangers they may encounter when doing DIY work themselves."We continue to work with a wide and diverse group of organisations and businesses to ensure asbestos awareness is fundamental to any trade where workers are at risk."·Asbestos - The hidden killer[3]·British Lung Foundation - Action Mesothelioma

HSE MYTH OF THE MONTH JULY 2010Health and Safety brings Candy�oss to a Sticky End

http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/jul10.htmThe realityCome the summer sun and what tops o� a great day out better than good, old fashioned candy�oss?But if you believe some newspaper headlines this beloved sweet treat is under threat – because of the dangers posed by the stick it is spun around.The truth is that there are no health and safety laws banning candy�oss on a stick.Is the traditional form of this sweet disappearing because it is easier to mass produce and store it in plastic bags? Who knows, but it certainly isn’t health and safety leaving anyone with a bad taste in their mouth.HSE HEAT STRESS GUIDANCE http://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/information/heatstress.htm

Punk shop asbestos 'Killed McLaren'The former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren may have been exposed to the asbestos that killed him while smashing up Sex, his King's Road punk design shop, his partner Young Kim has said. She told The Independent on Sunday the 64-year-old, who died on 8 April of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, was exposed to the deadly material when he shattered the ceiling of Sex, the shop he shared with his then partner, designer Vivienne Westwood. 'When Malcolm created Sex he broke open the ceiling to make it look like a bomb had hit it,' Kim told the paper. 'I always suspected that shop because it was the only place Malcolm ever really spent any serious length of time in, and there was a lot of construction and changing things. Then Ben Westwood said his mother had mentioned that she'd seen asbestos there. It was board asbestos and it was in the early Seventies so there was a lot of it left, and I don't think anyone really did anything about it.' Kim also con�ded how angry McLaren was that British doctors had ignoredthe signs of asbestos-in�icted lung damage. After a routine chest scan in 2008 a doctor noticed 'benign' spots on McLaren's lungs which looked like pleural plaques from asbestos exposure. By January last year, the music impresario was convinced he had lung cancer, but doctors continued to insist nothing was wrong.Forwarded by Mr J Hiett JB ASMAN

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Every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related disease. If you carry out work on a building that was built or refurbished before the year 2000, you could have been exposed to asbestos, without even knowing it.

* Asbestos-related diseases kill more people than any other single work related illness. * Asbestos-related diseases can take 15-60 years to develop and there is no cure. * Asbestos-related diseases are currently responsible for more than 4000 deaths a year in the UK and the number is still rising. * ACMs in good condition and left undisturbed cannot cause ill-health. * The greater the disturbance of ACMs and the longer the duration, the greater the risk to health.

Victims Demand an End to the Canadian Asbestos Genocide in the Third World on CANADA DAY: 01/07/2010

After decades of killing Australians with the import of Canadian asbestos, local asbestos victims have called on the Canadian Govern-ment to use today’s Canada Day celebra-tions to end their continuing export of deadly asbestos to developing nations.

Despite virtually banning the sale or use of the toxic �bre within Canada, the govern-ment still condones the ongoing export of asbestos from a local mine, with India now the largest importer of the deadly substance which continues to cause tens of thousands of deaths around the world.

“The Canadian Government are complicit in this ongoing genocide of some of the worlds poorest people who are unknow-ingly being exposed to a deadly substance that is virtually no longer used in Canada itself, but is still being exported and promoted overseas,” said Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia president Barry Robson.

“One of the last two remaining mines in Canada, both of which are under bankruptcy protection, is currently seeking $58 million dollars in government assistance to continue operating, which highlights that this deadly trade is not only socially irresponsible, but it isn’t even economically viable.

“Canada Day celebrations will continue to be tarnished around the world while the government refuses to take action and end this irresponsible policy which continues to sentence thousands of innocent people to certain death.

“Canada needs to join the rest of the developed world by banning the mining and export of asbestos, thus �nally ending their support for this terrible chapter in human history.

“Australian asbestos victims are also continuing to demand our own government

“Australian asbestos victims are also continuing to demand our own government take a stand internationally and use diplo-matic pressure on this close friend and ally to save countless lives in the Asia-Paci�c region.”

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Ban Asbestos Worldwide: DoctorsAn international panel of health experts is excoriating global governments for a failure to ban asbestos despite "overwhelming agreement that there is no safe level of exposure" to the cancer-causing mineral. The doctors and occupational-health experts, writing in Thursday's edition of the scienti�c journal Environmental Health Perspectives, say the continuing world trade in chrysotile asbestos — one of several forms of the substance — is a result of the cushy relationship between the industry and many governments.More than 50 countries have banned the production and use of asbestos in all its forms, but Canada continues to permit the mining of chrysotile �bres, mainly for export. Health Canada a�rms that it poses no risk "if the asbestos �bres are enclosed or tightly bound in a compound."The health experts dispute that position and call for a global ban on all forms of the material."Early suggestions and industry reports that chrysotile might be signi�cantly less dangerous than other forms of asbestos have not been substantiated," they write."Numerous epidemiologic studies, case reports, controlled animal experiments and toxicological studies refute the assertion that chrysotile is safe. These studies demon-strate that the so-called controlled use of asbestos is a fallacy."

'Few safeguards'Several of the article's authors signed on to a letter in mid-June to Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc, himself a physician, condemn-ing the government's apparent readiness to provide a $58-million loan guarantee to kick-start an asbestos mine in the province. The Canadian Cancer Society, the Quebec Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association have also joined the fray, calling on the provincial government to walk away from the Je�rey Mine in the town of Asbestos."Despite all that is known about the danger-ous and adverse health e�ects of asbestos ... most of the world's people still live in countries where asbestos use continues, usually with few safeguards," the journal authors write.They take particular aim at Quebec, which has Canada's only remaining two asbestos mines, though the mineral used to be extracted in other provinces as well, includ-ing Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia and Ontario."The Chrysotile Institute [in Montreal], a registered lobby group for the Quebec asbestos mining industry, takes the position that chrysotile can be handled safely," the authors say."The National Public Health Institute of Quebec has published 15 reports, all of them showing a failure to achieve 'control-

led use' of asbestos in Quebec itself."A �brous, naturally occurring group of minerals composed of silicon, oxygen, hydrogen and various other elements, asbestos was widely used in construction and industrial materials for more than a century due to its insulation and �re-retardant properties.Countries began to ban it in the early 1980s after the overwhelming weight of scienti�c evidence tied it to lung cancer, larynx cancer, a form of cancer called mesothe-lioma and other respiratory illnesses. Global production has dropped by more than 50 per cent since then, but estimates suggest up to 90,000 people die every year from asbestos-related cancers.Canada is one of the world's �ve largest producers of asbestos, along with Russia, China, Brazil and Kazakhstan. Its largest customer by far is India, where the mineral is used to make asbestos cement.

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Asbestos does it A�ect You?If it is your company policy to work on “asbestos containing materials” (ACM’s) for example you are required to drill holes in walls / boards during the course of your daily work and it may contain asbestos, you require non-licensed asbestos works training and a copy of HSE’s task manual HSG210, alternatively you may be required to remove asbestos containing material, asbestos cement roofs, artex coatings etc, then you will require non-licensed asbestos removal training and a copy of HSG189/2, These courses will deliver ½ day theory with a ½ day practical “hands on training” giving the workforce the knowledge and the skills to do their job e�ciently and safely and comply to legislation and H&S regulations.If it is your company policy to not work on ACM’s, however you require the ability to identify materials / products that may contain asbestos before commencing works, you will require asbestos awareness training. This training will generally be a ½ day theory covering all the aspects of asbestos.If you own property that people occupy either for work or as tenants then you have a Duty to Manage and maintain the asbestos within the building and hold a building register that identi�es asbestos within the building and records the management and maintenance of the asbestos. http://www.hse.gov.uk/Asbestos/campaign/duty.htmInformation is easy to source from HSE website; their 2009 campaign is designed for the trades to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos exposure.http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/index.htmIATP.



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