The Blackfen & Eltham Chronicle December 2008
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Greenwich has one of the highest ranking
mortality rates in London for asbestos related
disease.
Between 1981 and 2005 there were a total
of 119 asbestos related deaths in Greenwich
placing the borough in the top five for asbestos...
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Greenwich has one of the highest ranking
mortality rates in London for asbestos related
disease.
Between 1981 and 2005 there were a total
of 119 asbestos related deaths in Greenwich
placing the borough in the top five for asbestos
hotspots in London.
In the same period there
were 104 deaths in Lewisham, ranking it ninth
overall for mortality from asbestos.
To tackle the rising death rate from asbestosrelated diseases, the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) has launched a campaign, Asbestos: The
Hidden Killer, which is running throughout
October and November 2008 to educate today’s
tradesmen about the danger that asbestos presents
to them.
Figures issued by the Health and Safety
Executive have revealed that every week, 20
tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and
this number is set to increase.
Steve Coldrick, Disease Reduction Director at
the HSE explained why a major campaign has
been launched to raise awareness of the real risk
that tradesmen face, “Exposure to asbestos is the
biggest single cause of work-related deaths, with
around 4,000 people a year dying from asbestosrelated disease.
The overall number of deaths is
rising because a large number of workers who
have already been exposed to asbestos dust
around 40 years ago will go on to develop
mesothelioma, a terminal cancer or other asbestos
related diseases.
”
Tom King, 64, is one tradesman who, after
exposure to asbestos through his work as a
carpenter in Greenwich, contracted
mesothelioma, a form of cancer.
His family were
devastated.
His son, Russell, said: “It’s a family
business that we run, and so my dad’s such a big,
central part of our lives and his illness has affected
the family massively.
”
Even today asbestos presents a real and relevant
risk to plumbers, joiners, electricians and many
other maintenance workers.
Asbestos may be
present in any building constructed or refurbished
before the year 2000, and it is estimated that
around 500,000 non-domestic buildings could
contain asbestos.
These buildings all need repair
and maintenance work from time to time and
when the asbestos fibres are disturbed e.
g.
by
drilling or cutting, they are likely to be inhaled as
a deadly dust.
1,000 (25%) of the 4,000 now dying each year
are tradesmen and while the number of deaths in
traditional industries has plateaued, deaths in
trades continue to rise.
Jill Morrell, Head of Public Affairs at the British
Lung Foundation said, “Sadly, for many who have
been exposed to asbestos dust it’s too late asbestos-related diseases have a long latency and
therefore creating awareness for the future is very
important.
”
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Greenwich Council has reacted with shock to
the news that the Mayor of London has
scrapped the proposed Thames Gateway
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Cllr Chris Roberts, Leader of Greenwich
Council, said: “The cancellation of the
Thames Gateway Bridge despite the
overwhelming support of Londoners and
London boroughs which would have benefited
from the crossing is a truly shocking position
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Gareth Johnson has accused the Government of
betraying the motorist when the new Dartford
Crossing charges came into force on 15th
November.
As from that date local residents could apply for
a controversial ‘ discount’ scheme.
As there is an
initial fee for the discount Dart Tag, local
residents will only benefit if they make a large
number of crossings in a year.
It will not help
local residents who use the crossing just a few
times.
Gareth Johnson said: “ It is not a discount
scheme that is needed but the total scrapping of
the Dartford Crossing tolls.
The tolls were due to be scrapped in 2003 when
the bridge had been paid for.
Instead, local
residents have had to endure the cost, congestion
and pollution.
Instead of changing the charging structure of the
tolls, the Government should have used this
opportunity to scrap them completely.
The
changes signify the completion of this
Government’s betrayal of the motorist in
Dartford.
Tolls have been scrapped on two bridges by
Gordon Brown’s Constituency as he felt it was
unfair for motorists to pay for the crossing
several times over! Well if it is unfair for Gordon
Brown’s constituents then why is it OK for
Dartford’s residents to still have to pay?
The tolls on the crossing are yet another form of
taxation levied, by this Government, on the
motorist and another example of this
Government making life just that bit harder for
us all.
The crossing is Dartford’s icon, but instead of it
improving our quality of life and opening up the
local area, it places a financial drain on local
businesses and residents, pollutes the
atmosphere and clogs up local roads.
It’s time
that we saw an end to the tolls on the Dartford
crossing”.
• Bexley Council made a half-hearted attempt to get
some relief for residents as did local MP David Evennett
and Derek Conway.
Readers will largely have been
unaware that a consultation process had been organised
and no results were published.
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