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Protecting Young Workers from Asbestos - British Safety Council

UKATA Chief Operating Officer, Craig Evans, recently provided comment in the British Safety Council's latest article titled "Protecting Young Workers from Asbestos".

The article discusses the perception that asbestos exposure only impacts the older generation.

Dave Staley, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma aged 39, England's Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, and mesowarrier and asbestos campaigner Mavis Nye also comment on the dangers of asbestos exposure.

The Committee on Carcinogenicity states that the younger a person is when they are exposed, the greater the risk of developing mesothelioma.

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Published on Tuesday 31st March 2020

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