Asbestos Injury Compensation Claims UK

Types of asbestos

The three most common varieties of asbestos fibres are chrysotile, amosite and crocidolite. Below is a brief description of each.

Chrysotile was the most commonly used form of asbestos, comprising of some 80 per cent of all asbestos use. It is often referred to as ‘White asbestos’ although in reality it is off white to grey. It has long flexible fibres which can be woven into asbestos cloth or twisted into asbestos string or rope. It was also used in many general applications.

Amosite is often referred to as ‘brown asbestos’. It was mainly used as an insulator. It is generally regarded as more dangerous to health than Chrysotile, but less dangerous than Crocidolite.

Crocidolite is often referred to as ‘blue asbestos’. Its fibres provided better heat and chemical resistance. It has shorter, stiffer fibres and was therefore less useful for some applications such as making cloth or rope. Its fibres are much stronger than those of Chrysotile. It has the unenviable reputation of being the most likely form of asbestos to cause serious asbestos related disease.

Why was asbestos so dangerous?

In order to adhere to surfaces, asbestos needed to be attached to something. Asbestos was often mixed with other compounds to bind it together. It was often applied by hand or sprayed onto walls, doors, ceilings, panels, boilers and pipe-work. It was also mixed with compounds to make pre formed asbestos sheets commonly used for insulation and cement in guttering. When asbestos was disturbed, damaged or manipulated by cutting, sanding or handling, tiny fibres were transported in the air due to being extremely aerodynamic. Inhalation of these tiny fibres has been proved to cause serious medical conditions affecting the lungs and there lining that dramatically reduce ones life expectancy.

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With many years of experience in dealing with asbestos related compensation claims, we understand the legal issues but more importantly the human issues involved in making a claim for compensation for your injuries. We work with fully qualified, specialist occupational disease solicitors across the UK that have years of experience in dealing with asbestos related claims. We believe that is it a clients right as an accident victim to be dealt with by honest and trustworthy professionals that know the inside out so that your claim for compensation runs as smoothly as possible.

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