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Workmen 'ignoring asbestos risk'
(BBC 22/10/2008)
Some 4,000 people a year are dying from the effects of asbestos and that figure is likely to increase, the Health and Safety Executive has said. The HSE says 1,000 of the victims are former tradesmen, but it fears today's plumbers, electricians and joiners are underestimating the risk. Asbestos was used for fire-proofing and insulation until a ban in 2000, but remains in some 500,000 UK buildings.
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