The ban of asbestos acts in the EU countries. However, this doesn’t exclude the need to contact with this material in various works for removing it from buildings, utilizing asbestos-containing products, etc. Before beginning such work or even taking a tender for it, an employer must go through a range…
Legislation for Mesothelioma Causes in Europe
The direct cause of mesothelioma is asbestos exposure. The fibers of this mineral get into lungs and make irreversible changes in tissues. This malignant disease also can affect other body organs, but there are no other mesothelioma causes except asbestos. The problem is that there are some industry spheres where…
Asbestos In Buildings: How to Recognize?
Different regions of Europe used asbestos in different ways. This material is more typical for the countries of Western Europe, and the most popular material with this mineral is asbestos cement widely used for building. It’s a common knowledge that anyone can get cancer from asbestos, being exposed to it…
Early Retirement Systems For Asbestos Victims In Europe
Among various systems of compensation for asbestos exposure victims there is an early retirement system adopted in France and Italy. This system deals with people who got mesothelioma diagnosis or other physical injuries as a result of contact with asbestos. In Italy this system came in force in 1992 when…
How To Improve Mesothelioma Life Expectancy?
Mesothelioma is highly aggressive malignant disease with a long latency period and very short life expectancy. Life expectancy is a prognosis of how long patients with this disease would live after getting diagnosis. This prognosis is based on statistic information about similar cases. One of the major factors that influence…
European Compensation Systems For Asbestos Claims
In Europe the order of compensating is the same for all occupational diseases, including asbestos related ones. Such cases are covered by insurance and victims of asbestos exposure get payments from their employers’ insurers. However, the Netherlands decided to develop their own system for processing asbestos claims. It is called…
Regulations for Recognizing Diseases Caused By Exposure To Asbestos in Europe
Recognizing diseases correctly is highly important in various types of asbestos issues. The nature of asbestos is not studied properly yet, there are a lot of scientific doubts regarding the link between asbestos and various diseases that are considered as asbestos-related. However, some facts in this area already have been…
Mesothelioma Cancer Claims in France
In France the problem of asbestos exposure is rather important as still over 1,000 companies use or manufacture products that contain this harmful material. Employees who work in such places retire at the age of 50 due to the hazardous industry. Such workers are not the only claimants, because such…
Asbestos Lawsuits In The UK
The United Kingdom is the country where asbestos was never mined. However, it was widely used in a few branches of industry. The biggest risk of asbestos exposure was in shipbuilding and vehicle building industries. The rates of death from mesothelioma (malignant disease caused by asbestos fibers) are six times…