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MESOTHELIOMA LIABILITY CONFIRMED
The Supreme Court has ruled that liability for mesothelioma personal injury claims lies with the insurer at the time of exposure to asbestos and not when the disease manifests itself (BAI (Run Off) Limited (In Scheme of Arrangement) and others v Durham and others [2012] UKSC 14).
May 2012 Volume 35 Number 5
DOCTORS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ASTHMA
Doctors are being advised to consider the possibility of job-related causes of asthma when diagnosing patients.
May 2012 Volume 35 Number 5
HSE LOOKS AT ‘ON TOOL’ DUST EXTRACTION
The HSE aims to issue guidance on ‘On-tool dust extraction’ this year. On-tool extraction (extracting dust-laden air at the point of tool operation) is a variant of local exhaust ventilation.
May 2012 Volume 35 Number 5
INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND VENTILATION
A new guide from the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) provides an overview of indoorair quality (IAQ) in buildings, and outlines how IAQ affects occupants’ health.
May 2012 Volume 353 Number 5
SAFETY AND ‘GREEN JOBS’
As the green economy develops, it is critical that the safety and health of workers are integrated into policies for the creation of ‘green jobs’, according to a paper from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
May 2012 Volume 35 Number 5
STRESS ON THE INCREASE
Four in five people in the UK expect the number of people suffering from job-related stress to increase in the next five years (78 per cent), according to a pan-European survey carried out for the European Safety Agency.
AND FINALLY. . .
The Editor had to check that he had not got the date wrong when he saw details of research about bringing dogs to work (it was close to 1 April).
May 2012 Volume 35 Number 5
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME CLAIM FAILS
The High Court has held that a claimant could not claim damages for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and stress (MacLennan v Hartford Europe Limited [2012] EWHC 346 (QB)).
April 2012 Volume 35 Number 4
WORK REHAB SCHEMES PROVE UNPOPULAR
The pilot schemes for the ‘Fit for Work Service' (FFWS) had 60 per cent less take up than expected, according to a research report from the Department for Work and Pensions.
April 2012 Volume 35 Number 4
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY CULTURE REVIEW
A report from the European Safety Agency gives a lengthy overview of the role that approaching health and safety from a behavioural aspect and social and cultural processes point of view can bring
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