Danger! Loose asbestos insulation in houses
The terror of finding asbestos in your home or neighborhood cannot be fully understood until it happens. In Canberra recently a family was living in a 1972... Read More
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Asbestos Awareness Week. A time to reflect
Asbestos Awareness Week is an annual event that has been held since 2011. It is organised by the South Australian State Government (through SafeWork SA) as well as asbestos victims’ groups who work tirelessly to support victims of asbestos-related disease and their families. Read More
A stark reminder about the dangers of asbestos
Earlier in October 2014, it was revealed that sixteen people (and probably many more) who lived within one kilometre of a Melbourne factory had each died of an asbestos-related disease. Approximately five acres of land... Read More
Claiming compensation for asbestos related diseases
Asbestos was a commonly used material in a multitude of building/construction work applications from the 1950s through to the 1980s. Asbestos is a strong, resilient and very heat resistant material and it may still be found in many Australian homes and,,, Read More
Asbestos and compensation amounts – a brief case study
In a claim for damages for personal injury the amount that a sufferer can receive is dependent on the type of injury that they have. But what if the doctors are undecided about exactly what it is that a person is suffering from? Read More