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Asbestos - ‘Magic Mineral or Killer Dust’?

In the United Kingdom Asbestos has been identified as the single most cause of occupational death.

There are currently over 4000 deaths per annum attributed to asbestos related diseases, and the HSE have warned that they are expecting this to increase to over 10,000 by the year 2015.

Source Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Worldwide there are over 89,000 deaths per annum attributed to asbestos related diseases with 128 million people who have been diagnosed with asbestos related diseases.

Source World Health Organisation (WHO) July 2006

Interesting Facts

In the UK, there are approximately

                    •  80 deaths on Construction Sites per year

                   •  3500 deaths on the roads

And Worldwide

                    •  1292 Aviation deaths last year (The lowest since 1963)