The following are posts from May 2011:
28 May 2011
The Safety and Health Practitioner has reported that the Government's chief scientific advisor has reaffirmed the status of chrysotile (white) asbestos as a Class 1 carcinogenic substance, and has concluded that there is no valid reason to demote it to a less-serious category. Last year, Sir John Beddington, head of the Government Office for Science, was approached to consider whether any evidenc...
[Read on about White Asbestos: Definitely Top-Level Carcinogen]
27 May 2011
It would seem that things may be taken more seriously for asbestos victims. We read in the Law Society Gazette that lawyers acting for people suffering from asbestos-related diseases have renewed their appeal for a fund of last resort' when insurance details cannot be found. The scheme would work as a safety net for victims of disease - mainly incurred through their work decades ago - when victim...
[Read on about Last Resort Fund for Asbestos Victims]
23 May 2011
It would seem that the McNulty report has stirred up quite a lot of reaction. Sir Roy McNulty has maintained that £1billion a year could be saved. That's the equivalent of 20 per cent of the present public subsidy to railways in Britain. His report also states that there will be a 'levelling of fares' with the main sufferers being the off peak travellers. The report has not been well received by...
[Read on about McNulty Report Angers Rail Staff and Passengers]
18 May 2011
SHP (Safety & Health Practitioner) has reported that a proposed change under RIDDOR 1995 to report incidents that lead to a worker being incapacitated for more than seven days rather than three days, as is currently the case, has been described as a potential retrograde move for health and safety. A recommendation first made by Lord Young last year in his report -Common Sense, Common Safety- Stef...
[Read on about RIDDOR Change is Bad News, Lawyer Warns]
3 May 2011
