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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Please be aware of the asbestos around you! Exposure to asbestos can result in asbestos related diseases. #asbestos #mesothelioma If you have been affected by an asbestos disease, please contact forum.asbestos@gmail.com www.rochdaletimes.co.uk/this-was-onc...
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This was once the world’s largest asbestos factory. Why would anyone risk going into ‘Rochdale’s Chernobyl’? - Rochdale Times
Some warnings need little explanation. One of them, at the top of the Spodden Park website, says: "Danger: there is a potential risk of asbestos exposure if you enter the former Turner Brothers factor...
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Horrifying to read! "NINE TIMES more deaths than 20-year Afghan campaign" #asbestos #mesothelioma www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Asbestos in MoD homes led to more deaths than Afghan campaign
Exposure to the deadly material in poor military accommodation, ships, submarines, helicopters and even tanks is causing an average of 89 cases a year of mesothelioma - a fatal cancer.
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/art...
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Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos legally allowed in U.S. manufacturing after...
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
We are supporting Action Mesothelioma Day 2025. Go Blue For Meso #GoBlueForMeso #AMD2025 #asbestos #mesothelioma
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
To view the full report presented in Westminster, London of the "The Legacy of Cape Plc and the case for justice" #capemustpay Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics #asbestos #mesothelioma #AMD2025 asbestosforum.org.uk/latestnews/t...
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"The Legacy of Cape Plc and the case for justice" - Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum - UK
On 1st July 2025 we gathered in Westminster, London to hear the publishing of “The Legacy of Cape Plc and the case for justice”. The report was published by the All-party […]
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We attended Westminster, London on 1st July 2025 for the reading of the @APPG_OSH "The Legacy of Cape Plc and the case for justice". The report includes evidence submitted by 11 witnesses & recommendations. #CapeMustPay @altrad_services #asbestos #mesothelioma
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
The Cape Must Pay Campaign is still ongoing! We must not stop fighting for the victims and families Cape/Altrad. "Ban asbestos giant from government contracts", MPs and peers say #asbestos #mesothelioma #CapeMustPay www.thetimes.com/article/8d1f...
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Ban asbestos giant from government contracts, MPs and peers say
An all-party parliamentary group says Altrad should contribute £10 million to research on related diseases or be barred from public sector work
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
There are still 'cowboy' asbestos removal companies out there! Do they realise the damage asbestos exposure can cause? #absestos #mesothelioma www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Education Ministry clamp down on asbestos exposure in schools
The ministry will set up a list of accredited contractors, after some substandard repairs previously.
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/art... #asbetsos #mesothelioma
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Asbestos clinic forced to close in Montana town where thousands...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been...
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
In recognition for International Workers Memorial Day, one of our Trustees, Nevyn Stephenson from SARAG will be presenting at the TUC Asbestos Seminar in London in recognition of workers who have lost their lives to asbestos exposure. #IWMD2025 #Asbestos #Mesothelioma
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Global Asbestos Awareness Week, Day 4 #2025GAAW #Asbestos #CapeMustPay #mesothelioma
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Global Asbestos Awareness Week - 1st - 7th April 2025 #2025GAAW #Asbestos
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Global Asbestos Support Awareness Week - 1st April - 7th April 2025 #2025gaaw #Asbestos
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Director of Cape & CEO of Altrad, was invited to attend the public hearing in Westminster on 24th March 2025, HE DID NOT APPEAR . This shows contempt for asbestos sufferers & Parliamentarians! #asbestos #mesothelioma asbestosforum.org.uk/latestnews/p...
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Public Hearing on Cape’s legacy on asbestos held in Westminster, London - Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum - UK
On 24 March 2025, Ian Lavery MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health, chaired a public hearing on Cape’s legacy on asbestos. Ian was joined by […]
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This year’s Dishonors List is revealed. Cape/Altrad are on this list! #CapeMustPay #Asbestos #mesothelioma To learn the identities of the “winners” of the 2025 International Ban Asbestos Secretariat’s 2025 Devil’s Dust Awards please use the link below: ibasecretariat.org/lka-internat...
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International Ban Asbestos Secretariat Devil’s Dust Awards 2025
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Renowned medical consultant @DrRiyazShah fully supports our #CapeMustPay campaign. He states “it is critical that more money is spent on #mesothelioma research to make the lives of patients better” #Asbestos youtu.be/nbJDNdR3yJY
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Dr Riyaz Shah Supports Campaign
YouTube video by Asbestos Forum
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Asbestos Victim Support Group Forum UK @avsgf.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Acclaimed oncologist Professor Peter Szlosarek supports our #CapeMustPay campaign. He urges Cape #Asbestos to support medical research into #mesothelioma with a £10 million donation. He states “it would be very important in moving survival outcomes for patients” youtu.be/zWSkEbHC260
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Professor Peter Szlosarek Supports Campaign
YouTube video by Asbestos Forum
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