Asbestos, the Workplace and the Law: A Doctor’s Perspective

A recent paper on asbestos by Dr Philip Barber, Consultant Respiratory Physician, entitled ‘Asbestos Attribution of Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer: Dosage and Probability Consideration,’ highlighted the increased risk people working in certain industries have of contracting mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases. The paper also stressed the increased risk people exposed to asbestos through close…