The History of Asbestos in the UK

THE HISTORY OF ASBESTOS IN THE UK– THE STORY SO FAR... SILVERDELL PLC Environmental - Group .......... ....... ASBESTOS USES AND REGULATIONS TIMELINE 1906 • First documented asbestos related death 1924 • Nellie Kershaw, English textile worker, first published medical case of asbestosis White asbestos (Chrysotile) Blue asbestos Brown asbestos (Crocidolite) (Amosite) 1930 • • 1931 Merewether Report Asbestos Industry Regulations • 1960 1965 • Ship Building and Ship Repairing Regulations Newhouse and Thompson Publish 'Mesothelioma Of Pleura And Peritoneum Following Exposure To Asbestos In The London Area' establishing the link between cancers and asbestos deaths away from manufacturing processes 1967 • UK imports of asbestos peaked Mesothelioma Register and Asbestosis Registers established Cancer 1968 • British Occupational Hygiene Society proposed safety limit • 1969 Asbestos Regulations 1970 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of O raw crocidolite (blue asbestos) Asbestos workers morbidity and mortality survey established 1972 • First successful personal injury claim 1980 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of raw amosite (brown asbestos) • 1983 Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations O • 1985 Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations • 1987 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations • 1988 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations • 1992 1994 • Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations Statistical Supplement to the Annual Report of the HSC Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations replaced the 1985 Regulations 1995 • Professor Julian Peto et al. report published showing asbestos deaths were increasing at an alarming rate. 25% of deaths were away from manufacturing industries ie carpenters, plumbers and other trades ADanger Dar AD Dang A nger Danger 1996 • Robin Howie et al release a report showing RPE supplied for protection against asbestos was vastly inferior to • 1998 Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations manufacturers claims when used in the 'real' world 1999 • Dangerous Substances Directive (EC) Amended 1999 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations. Final comprehensive ban on asbestos 2002 Introduces Duty to Manage in recognition of the failure of employers to safely manage asbestos 2002 • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services case 2006 • Barker v Corus case • 2006 Control of Asbestos Regulations Introduction of the Compensation Act • 2010 2011 • Supreme Court - Diane Willmore and Enid Costello Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Health & Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010 2012 • Supreme Court O Copyright 2012 Silverdell Pic. To Protect Life This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. www.SILVERDELL.PLC.UK/INDUSTRY-RESOURCES THE HISTORY OF ASBESTOS IN THE UK– THE STORY SO FAR... SILVERDELL PLC Environmental - Group .......... ....... ASBESTOS USES AND REGULATIONS TIMELINE 1906 • First documented asbestos related death 1924 • Nellie Kershaw, English textile worker, first published medical case of asbestosis White asbestos (Chrysotile) Blue asbestos Brown asbestos (Crocidolite) (Amosite) 1930 • • 1931 Merewether Report Asbestos Industry Regulations • 1960 1965 • Ship Building and Ship Repairing Regulations Newhouse and Thompson Publish 'Mesothelioma Of Pleura And Peritoneum Following Exposure To Asbestos In The London Area' establishing the link between cancers and asbestos deaths away from manufacturing processes 1967 • UK imports of asbestos peaked Mesothelioma Register and Asbestosis Registers established Cancer 1968 • British Occupational Hygiene Society proposed safety limit • 1969 Asbestos Regulations 1970 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of O raw crocidolite (blue asbestos) Asbestos workers morbidity and mortality survey established 1972 • First successful personal injury claim 1980 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of raw amosite (brown asbestos) • 1983 Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations O • 1985 Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations • 1987 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations • 1988 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations • 1992 1994 • Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations Statistical Supplement to the Annual Report of the HSC Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations replaced the 1985 Regulations 1995 • Professor Julian Peto et al. report published showing asbestos deaths were increasing at an alarming rate. 25% of deaths were away from manufacturing industries ie carpenters, plumbers and other trades ADanger A Dar AD Dang A nger Danger 1996 • Robin Howie et al release a report showing RPE supplied for protection against asbestos was vastly inferior to • 1998 Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations manufacturers claims when used in the 'real' world 1999 • Dangerous Substances Directive (EC) Amended 1999 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations. Final comprehensive ban on asbestos 2002 Introduces Duty to Manage in recognition of the failure of employers to safely manage asbestos 2002 • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services case 2006 • Barker v Corus case • 2006 Control of Asbestos Regulations Introduction of the Compensation Act • 2010 2011 • Supreme Court - Diane Willmore and Enid Costello Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Health & Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010 2012 • Supreme Court O Copyright 2012 Silverdell Pic. To Protect Life This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. www.SILVERDELL.PLC.UK/INDUSTRY-RESOURCES THE HISTORY OF ASBESTOS IN THE UK– THE STORY SO FAR... SILVERDELL PLC Environmental - Group .......... ....... ASBESTOS USES AND REGULATIONS TIMELINE 1906 • First documented asbestos related death 1924 • Nellie Kershaw, English textile worker, first published medical case of asbestosis White asbestos (Chrysotile) Blue asbestos Brown asbestos (Crocidolite) (Amosite) 1930 • • 1931 Merewether Report Asbestos Industry Regulations • 1960 1965 • Ship Building and Ship Repairing Regulations Newhouse and Thompson Publish 'Mesothelioma Of Pleura And Peritoneum Following Exposure To Asbestos In The London Area' establishing the link between cancers and asbestos deaths away from manufacturing processes 1967 • UK imports of asbestos peaked Mesothelioma Register and Asbestosis Registers established Cancer 1968 • British Occupational Hygiene Society proposed safety limit • 1969 Asbestos Regulations 1970 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of O raw crocidolite (blue asbestos) Asbestos workers morbidity and mortality survey established 1972 • First successful personal injury claim 1980 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of raw amosite (brown asbestos) • 1983 Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations O • 1985 Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations • 1987 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations • 1988 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations • 1992 1994 • Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations Statistical Supplement to the Annual Report of the HSC Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations replaced the 1985 Regulations 1995 • Professor Julian Peto et al. report published showing asbestos deaths were increasing at an alarming rate. 25% of deaths were away from manufacturing industries ie carpenters, plumbers and other trades ADanger A Dar AD Dang A nger Danger 1996 • Robin Howie et al release a report showing RPE supplied for protection against asbestos was vastly inferior to • 1998 Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations manufacturers claims when used in the 'real' world 1999 • Dangerous Substances Directive (EC) Amended 1999 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations. Final comprehensive ban on asbestos 2002 Introduces Duty to Manage in recognition of the failure of employers to safely manage asbestos 2002 • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services case 2006 • Barker v Corus case • 2006 Control of Asbestos Regulations Introduction of the Compensation Act • 2010 2011 • Supreme Court - Diane Willmore and Enid Costello Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Health & Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010 2012 • Supreme Court O Copyright 2012 Silverdell Pic. To Protect Life This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. www.SILVERDELL.PLC.UK/INDUSTRY-RESOURCES THE HISTORY OF ASBESTOS IN THE UK– THE STORY SO FAR... SILVERDELL PLC Environmental - Group .......... ....... ASBESTOS USES AND REGULATIONS TIMELINE 1906 • First documented asbestos related death 1924 • Nellie Kershaw, English textile worker, first published medical case of asbestosis White asbestos (Chrysotile) Blue asbestos Brown asbestos (Crocidolite) (Amosite) 1930 • • 1931 Merewether Report Asbestos Industry Regulations • 1960 1965 • Ship Building and Ship Repairing Regulations Newhouse and Thompson Publish 'Mesothelioma Of Pleura And Peritoneum Following Exposure To Asbestos In The London Area' establishing the link between cancers and asbestos deaths away from manufacturing processes 1967 • UK imports of asbestos peaked Mesothelioma Register and Asbestosis Registers established Cancer 1968 • British Occupational Hygiene Society proposed safety limit • 1969 Asbestos Regulations 1970 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of O raw crocidolite (blue asbestos) Asbestos workers morbidity and mortality survey established 1972 • First successful personal injury claim 1980 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of raw amosite (brown asbestos) • 1983 Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations O • 1985 Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations • 1987 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations • 1988 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations • 1992 1994 • Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations Statistical Supplement to the Annual Report of the HSC Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations replaced the 1985 Regulations 1995 • Professor Julian Peto et al. report published showing asbestos deaths were increasing at an alarming rate. 25% of deaths were away from manufacturing industries ie carpenters, plumbers and other trades ADanger A Dar AD Dang A nger Danger 1996 • Robin Howie et al release a report showing RPE supplied for protection against asbestos was vastly inferior to • 1998 Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations manufacturers claims when used in the 'real' world 1999 • Dangerous Substances Directive (EC) Amended 1999 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations. Final comprehensive ban on asbestos 2002 Introduces Duty to Manage in recognition of the failure of employers to safely manage asbestos 2002 • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services case 2006 • Barker v Corus case • 2006 Control of Asbestos Regulations Introduction of the Compensation Act • 2010 2011 • Supreme Court - Diane Willmore and Enid Costello Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Health & Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010 2012 • Supreme Court O Copyright 2012 Silverdell Pic. To Protect Life This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. www.SILVERDELL.PLC.UK/INDUSTRY-RESOURCES THE HISTORY OF ASBESTOS IN THE UK– THE STORY SO FAR... SILVERDELL PLC Environmental - Group .......... ....... ASBESTOS USES AND REGULATIONS TIMELINE 1906 • First documented asbestos related death 1924 • Nellie Kershaw, English textile worker, first published medical case of asbestosis White asbestos (Chrysotile) Blue asbestos Brown asbestos (Crocidolite) (Amosite) 1930 • • 1931 Merewether Report Asbestos Industry Regulations • 1960 1965 • Ship Building and Ship Repairing Regulations Newhouse and Thompson Publish 'Mesothelioma Of Pleura And Peritoneum Following Exposure To Asbestos In The London Area' establishing the link between cancers and asbestos deaths away from manufacturing processes 1967 • UK imports of asbestos peaked Mesothelioma Register and Asbestosis Registers established Cancer 1968 • British Occupational Hygiene Society proposed safety limit • 1969 Asbestos Regulations 1970 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of O raw crocidolite (blue asbestos) Asbestos workers morbidity and mortality survey established 1972 • First successful personal injury claim 1980 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of raw amosite (brown asbestos) • 1983 Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations O • 1985 Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations • 1987 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations • 1988 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations • 1992 1994 • Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations Statistical Supplement to the Annual Report of the HSC Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations replaced the 1985 Regulations 1995 • Professor Julian Peto et al. report published showing asbestos deaths were increasing at an alarming rate. 25% of deaths were away from manufacturing industries ie carpenters, plumbers and other trades ADanger A Dar AD Dang A nger Danger 1996 • Robin Howie et al release a report showing RPE supplied for protection against asbestos was vastly inferior to • 1998 Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations manufacturers claims when used in the 'real' world 1999 • Dangerous Substances Directive (EC) Amended 1999 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations. Final comprehensive ban on asbestos 2002 Introduces Duty to Manage in recognition of the failure of employers to safely manage asbestos 2002 • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services case 2006 • Barker v Corus case • 2006 Control of Asbestos Regulations Introduction of the Compensation Act • 2010 2011 • Supreme Court - Diane Willmore and Enid Costello Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Health & Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010 2012 • Supreme Court O Copyright 2012 Silverdell Pic. To Protect Life This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. www.SILVERDELL.PLC.UK/INDUSTRY-RESOURCES THE HISTORY OF ASBESTOS IN THE UK– THE STORY SO FAR... SILVERDELL PLC Environmental - Group .......... ....... ASBESTOS USES AND REGULATIONS TIMELINE 1906 • First documented asbestos related death 1924 • Nellie Kershaw, English textile worker, first published medical case of asbestosis White asbestos (Chrysotile) Blue asbestos Brown asbestos (Crocidolite) (Amosite) 1930 • • 1931 Merewether Report Asbestos Industry Regulations • 1960 1965 • Ship Building and Ship Repairing Regulations Newhouse and Thompson Publish 'Mesothelioma Of Pleura And Peritoneum Following Exposure To Asbestos In The London Area' establishing the link between cancers and asbestos deaths away from manufacturing processes 1967 • UK imports of asbestos peaked Mesothelioma Register and Asbestosis Registers established Cancer 1968 • British Occupational Hygiene Society proposed safety limit • 1969 Asbestos Regulations 1970 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of O raw crocidolite (blue asbestos) Asbestos workers morbidity and mortality survey established 1972 • First successful personal injury claim 1980 • Voluntary ban on UK imports of raw amosite (brown asbestos) • 1983 Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations O • 1985 Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations • 1987 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations • 1988 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations • 1992 1994 • Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations Statistical Supplement to the Annual Report of the HSC Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations replaced the 1985 Regulations 1995 • Professor Julian Peto et al. report published showing asbestos deaths were increasing at an alarming rate. 25% of deaths were away from manufacturing industries ie carpenters, plumbers and other trades ADanger A Dar AD Dang A nger Danger 1996 • Robin Howie et al release a report showing RPE supplied for protection against asbestos was vastly inferior to • 1998 Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations manufacturers claims when used in the 'real' world 1999 • Dangerous Substances Directive (EC) Amended 1999 Asbestos (Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations. Final comprehensive ban on asbestos 2002 Introduces Duty to Manage in recognition of the failure of employers to safely manage asbestos 2002 • Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services case 2006 • Barker v Corus case • 2006 Control of Asbestos Regulations Introduction of the Compensation Act • 2010 2011 • Supreme Court - Diane Willmore and Enid Costello Merchant Shipping & Fishing Vessels (Health & Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010 2012 • Supreme Court O Copyright 2012 Silverdell Pic. To Protect Life This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. www.SILVERDELL.PLC.UK/INDUSTRY-RESOURCES