Benzene - Industrial Disease & Accidents at Work Compensation
Benzene, a colourless, sweet-smelling chemical, is used in a number of products, including paints, dyes, solvents, rubber, chemical products, plastics, and the oil/petroleum industry. Those working with Benzene products are classed as a high risk group, and this is because these people are at increased risk of dangerous exposure levels of Benzene, which can result in a range of debilitating health problems, including leukaemia.
Benzene fumes can result in an array of symptoms, including cause dizziness, headaches, drowsiness, nausea and confusion. Benzene is linked to a many different types of leukaemia, including AML (acute myelogenous leukaemia), ALL (acute lymphatic leukaemia), CML (chronic myelogenous leukaemia), Hodgkin's Disease, HCL (hairy cell leukaemia), and aplastic anaemia.
Some of the additional symptoms connected to Benzene exposure include:
- Fatigue
- Abnormal bleeding
- Excessive bruising
- Weakness
- Reduced exercise tolerance
- Weight loss
- Bone or joint pain
- Infection and fever
- Abdominal pain
- Enlarged spleen, lymph nodes, and liver
As a result of Benzene exposure a number of cases of ailing health and death have occurred. The knowledge of dangers of benzene have available for many years. Numerous companies and industries were aware of the connection between Benzene exposure and poor health. Despite this knowledge many workers are left to work with Benzene without sufficient protection and safeguards.
Those suffering from poor health through on the job exposure to Benzene may be entitled to compensation for their injuries. Families of those that may already have passed away through the ill effects of Benzene exposure may also be compensated. Anyone that works with Benzene is advised to seek medical attention.
Compensation
Money won’t make up for the loss of health or life. However, the reparation awarded through a Benzene claim will help towards paying medical costs, compensating for pain and suffering, and providing a financial stability for you and your family in the case of terminal illness caused by exposure to Benzene.
If you or a loved one has an illness related to benzene exposure or has died from a benzene related illness, you may be entitled to monetary compensation.
Benzene is a potentially deadly chemical that we all are exposed to daily. Benzene can be found in low levels in the air outside. More alarmingly, benzene can be found in higher levels in the air inside your home. Benzene is found naturally occurring in the environment, but is also produced in large quantity by man in order to produce a vast range of products. Products containing benzene are common things including rubber, dyes, plastics, detergents, synthetic fabrics, paints, resins and other comparable products. A chief source of Benzene exposure comes from cigarette smoke.
Risks at work
Those that work in industries making or using Benzene are at the highest risk. They are exposed to powerful levels of the chemical for extended periods of time. Symptoms of Benzene exposure can be incredibly unpleasant, and can include:
- Nausea
- Diarrhoea
- Headaches
- Discoloured or bloody stools
- Weight gain
- Jaundice
- Flu-type symptoms
Deadly effects such as, convulsions leading to death and cancers such as leukaemia are seen with exposure to higher levels of benzene. If you or a relative has an illness resulting from prolonged exposure to Benzene, contact us today.
Workers at Risk For Exposure to Benzene:
- Rail workers
- Painters
- Chemical workers
- Gasoline distribution workers
- Refinery workers
- Shoe/leather workers
- Rubber workers
- Pesticides manufacturing workers
- Printers
- Paper and pulp manufacturing workers
- Adhesive production workers
- Newspaper press workers
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Date Posted : 25/03/2010
Thanks for that son. I went to the Doc's to get checked out. Got diagnosed and am in the process of making a claim.
Apparently it's the type that can be 'fast tracked' so it should all be finished in the next 6 months.
Fingers crossed eh?
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Date Posted : 15/10/2009
I know that Benzene is a form of cancer or leukeimia. So, it's serious stuff that your're talking about. I would get myself down to the Docs asap for a referral to a chest specialist. If you've been breathing in fumes day in, day out for years - it must affect your general health in some way. A company also has a legal responsibilty to protect it's employees. Get checked out, then pursue this. That's what I'd do anyway...
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Date Posted : 14/10/2009
I work with petrol, have done for the las 12 years. filling and emptying tankers on a daily basis. now, the new machines we use have a filter but for the last 7-8years we had nothing. not even masks to stop breathing in the fumes. im worried that this will affect me later on - is this linked to benzene. im just looking for more info on the subject really. can anyone help?
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Families of Merseyside asbestos victims secure landmark court ruling
Date : 10 Mar 2011
TWO families have won groundbreaking legal claims to compensation for their Merseyside relatives’ exposure to asbestos.
In separate cases, relatives of Huyton mother-of-two Dianne Willmore and Eastham-based Enid Costello were awarded damages after convincing courts their deaths were related to “low level” asbestos exposure.
Last night, legal experts said the Supreme Court ruling could pave the way for similar claims nationwide.
Mrs Willmore, 49, was awarded £240,000 damages after convincing a High Court judge in July, 2009, that her time as a pupil at the former Bowring Comprehensive School, in Huyton, caused her incurable lung cancer.
Source : www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk
Link : http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2011/03/10/families-of-merseyside-asbestos-victims-secure-landmark-court-ruling-92534-28311231/
Virgin lounge masseuses sue airline after developing RSI
Date : 10 Mar 2011
Beauty therapists Jayne Evans, 40, and Michelle Hindmarch, 35, each developed chronic muscular strain – including pain in their shoulders, upper back and wrists – after giving intensive shiatsu massages at the airline’s Terminal 3 “Clubhouse” lounge at Heathrow.
Their barrister, Theodore Huckle, told the High Court that both women were “devastated” at being forced to abandon their careers as a result of their injuries.
Muscular aches and pains mean the women cannot carry out a range of household tasks including peeling carrots or “taking the Sunday roast out of the oven”, the court heard.
Mrs Evans, who still works for Virgin Atlantic on the administrative side, is seeking £327,000 compensation from the airline for exposing her to the risk of injury, while Mrs Hindmarch is claiming £235,000 in damages.
Source : www.telegraph.co.uk
Link : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8366027/Virgin-lounge-masseuses-sue-airline-after-developing-RSI.html
Company fined after exposing workers and the public to asbestos
Date : 08 Mar 2011
A refurbishment company has been fined after workers and the public were exposed to asbestos in a Leicestershire village
Shengxuan Company Ltd was converting a shop in Borough Street, Castle Donington, into a restaurant on 16 June 2010.
Part of the work involved converting an integral garage into a storeroom but in doing so, workers disturbed asbestos-containing materials. This was then put in a skip by the workers, who were unaware of its presence or its risks.
Source : www.hse.gov.uk
Link : http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-em-16111.htm