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It is only because those in power failed to take action in the past that mesothelioma claims are made today.
However, the battle against asbestos and asbestos-related illnesses is far from over – in fact, more than three quarters of British schools contain asbestos, meaning there is a very real exposure risk which cannot be ignored.
In 2012 the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health published a landmark report. Entitled Asbestos in Schools: The need for action, the report sought to bring public and parliamentary attention to the potential for harm presented by the high levels of asbestos across the nation's schools.
Although much of the asbestos present in schools is relatively safe if undisturbed, there is a strong imperative to ensure that all maintenance workers in schools have specialist knowledge to ensure that the substance remains so.
Campaigners believe that there should be a training program for all relevant workers, a phased removal of asbestos from schools, and that funding should be appropriately allocated to ensure these possibilities.
A spokesperson with YouClaim's mesothelioma claim team comments, "The dangers of asbestos are there for all to see, yet successive governments have brought shame on themselves by ignoring the problem of asbestos in schools.
"Indeed, some specialists believe that children are more vulnerable to the pernicious effects of asbestos exposure – removal of asbestos from schools should be a priority."
Around 2000 people in the UK develop mesothelioma each year. Many do so as a result of exposure to asbestos in the workplace.
For advice and assistance from the very best mesothelioma claim lawyers, call YouClaim on 0800 10 757 95 or 0333 240 0871 (mobiles).
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