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Industrial Disease Claims - Asbestosis & Mesothelioma
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Making an Asbestosis/Mesothelioma Claim
Asbestosis and mesothelioma are caused by the inhalation of
asbestos fibres. Any inhalation is potentially harmful and can
lead to asbestosis and mesothelioma. It may begin a process which
lasts 15-25 years. Once asbestosis and mesothelioma are diagnosed,
death is inevitable, usually within 15 months or so. Nevertheless,
negligence must be established against the knowledge of the day.
What is reasonably foreseeable in the present day (i.e.
asbestosis, mesothelioma, etc) may not have been foreseeable at
the time of exposure. Asbestosis usually begins when pleural
plaques (scar tissue) form on the pleura (outer lining of the
lung). They take at least 12 years to develop from the exposure.
They have no effect on lung function except in the very rare case
where the plaques have become so extensive that they constrict the
actual working of the lung. The next stage is pleural
fibrosis/pleural thickening. This is actual fibrosis to the outer
lining of the lung and causes the pleura to become thickened.
Unlike mere pleural plaques, it does restrict the lungs and affect
lung function as it causes breathlessness. Apart from asbestosis,
there are other causes of the condition such as old infections,
tuberculosis, etc. It may or may not be progressive. Asbestosis,
properly so called, is actual fibrosis within the lung - pulmonary
fibrosis/interstitial fibrosis caused by asbestos exposure (which
also has other causes). At this stage, the disease will be
progressive and there is a definite correlation between length and
quantity of exposure and the disease itself. In the worst cases of
asbestosis, the sufferer may have mesothelioma (a malignant tumour
which can only be caused by asbestos exposure) or even bronchial
carcinoma (lung cancer). Symptoms of asbestosis and mesothelioma
include shortness of breath, chest tightness and pain, a
persistent and productive cough, poor sleep, and appetite loss.
Presently, over 3,500 people die each year in the United Kingdom
from asbestosis, mesothelioma, and the other conditions related to
asbestos exposure and the annual numbers of deaths are predicted
to go on rising into the next few decades.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used for
over 150 years on a large commercial scale as a fire proofing and
insulation material. It was used extensively as a building
material. Its use is now illegal. Whilst it is undisturbed and in
good condition, there is no risk. However, if it is disturbed or
damaged, the resulting release of asbestos fibers poses a severe
danger to health. It is estimated that many thousands of tones of
asbestos are still present in over half a million premises and
will take several decades to remove. Those involved in its
continuing removal are at high risk, as are workers involved in
the refurbishment, repair or maintenance of the buildings
concerned, including plumbers, joiners and electricians.
Examples of categories of occupations at particular risk of
acquiring asbestosis, mesothelioma, etc, include laggers, merchant
navy seamen, refractory bricklayers and turbine/boiler operators
in power stations, dockers, lab technicians, asbestos factory
employees, building site and construction workers, aerospace
workers, insulation engineers, boilermen, architects, auto
mechanics, brake mechanics, building superintendents, carpenters,
pipe fitters, roofers, tilers, sheet metal workers, and the
families of exposed workers
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