ALMOST four hundred former school pupils will die of lung cancer every year after being exposed to asbestos while at school, research shows. It means Britain will have the highest number of ex-pupils and teachers in the world to die after exposure to the deadly substance.
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Secret asbestos in our schools ‘killing 400 victims a year’
ALMOST four hundred people will die of lung cancer every year after being exposed to asbestos while at school, research shows. It means Britain will have the highest number of ex-pupils and teachers in the world to die after exposure to the deadly substance.
Secret asbestos in our schools ‘killing 400 victims a year’
Beth Gibbons and her mother Michelle (Image: NC) Despite this, schools have no obligation to tell parents whether asbestos is present in their child’s school. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures show deaths from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma, among teachers and support staff have risen by a third – to 40 each year – between […]
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