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Calls for asbestos register
Tasmanian unions want the Government to set up a register to help identify people at risk of asbestos-related illnesses. The cement works at Railton in the north-west was the country's third largest manufacturer of asbestos from the 1940s to the late 1980s. Unions Tasmania says it is concerned about a rise in the number of deaths. Secretary Simon Cocker says there are probably hundreds of people who have been exposed to asbestos. "Probably over the next 15 years we'll see the spike of those mesothelioma illnesses," he said. "We should move now to identify the people who are at risk so that they don't have to go through the process of proving their claims when they're on their death beds." Margaret Kent from the law firm Slater and Gordon says it is impossible to put a figure on the number of Tasmanians who may be affected.
Asbestos 'will kill 10% of carpenters'
One-in-10 Australian carpenters born before 1950 will die of mesothelioma, according to results of a British study to be released in Melbourne on Tuesday night. They will be among 30,000 Australians who will die from mesothelioma between 2000 and 2050. Cancer research specialist Professor Julian Peto made the findings during research into the lifetime occupations of 600 mesothelioma patients and an analysis of international trends in mesothelioma mortality. Prof Peto said the cause of mesothelioma was not restricted to the deadly blue asbestos, also known as crocidolite, but to brown asbestos (amosite) which was used in building products in Australia and Britain until the 1980s. Brown asbestos was a major component in most asbestos cement sheeting and roofing used in the building industry.
Cancer study approved by governor
ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Pawlenty approved a $4.9 million dollar study of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma and taconite workers health Monday, after reaching a compromise with Range legislators.The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed at least 58 miners’ deaths due to mesothelioma.Pawlenty had previously threatened to veto the bill, not because he didn’t support the study, but because he didn’t approve of how it was funded. .
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