An infographic detailing the history of asbestos in the UK - the story so far

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