(Source: Norfolk Chamber of Commerce & Industry) With statistical research predicting an approximate annual death toll of 2,450 deaths this year alone, the devastating and far-reaching consequences of asbestos exposure are clear. With 1st September 2015 being National Asbestos Awareness Day, this article seeks to examine civil claims in relation to asbestos related diseases within the employer-employee context, given that many asbestos related injuries involve historic employment experiences. Asbestos is a term attributable to a collective of six different fibrous materials that occur naturally in the environment; such substances include amosite, chrysotile, crocidolite, tremolite,...
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