§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Paymaster General what criteria are used by the Health and Safety Commission to determine (a) the significance of exposure of workers to asbestos and (b) the appropriateness of their protection.
§ Mr. TrippierThe medical evidence on health effects of asbestos determines both the significance of exposure of workers and the precautions required. In particular, employers must ensure that the exposure of their employees is reduced to the lowest level reasonably practicable, and in any case never above stringent control limits.
New awards of disablement benefit under the Industrial Injuries scheme Asbestosis Other pneumoconiosis Death certificates mentioning mesothelioma 1975 142 893 269 1976 169 831 315 1977 143 774 335 1978 123 654 390 1979 123 672 434 1980 144 584 458 1981 140 594 470 1982 172 561 497 1983 199 471 558 1984 186 391 606