Are workers aware of asbestos risks?

Every week twenty tradesmen die simply because they have breathed in asbestos fibres during the course of their work, a new HSE campaign has warned.

Recent research conducted by the HSE shows that young tradesmen, such as plumbers and electricians, know that asbestos is dangerous but just don't believe that they are personally at risk.

Every year 4,000 people die of asbestos, which is more than those in road traffic accidents. According to the HSE, Great Britain we are in the middle of an... (273 more words)

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