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If you suffer from any disease caused by your work environment and wish to claim compensation simply fill the in online claim form below and one of our specialist compensation claim handlers will be in touch with you with in 48hrs. All our compensation claims are run under a No Win No Fee policy so your compensation claim will not cost you a penny!
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Baker's Asthma
Date Posted : 27/04/2011
A lot of people don't even know that they can claim for Dermatitis and asthma - even if they have had the symptoms from a young age!
It's simple, if a skin or breathing condition is made worse when at work - the likelyhood is that it's due to the working environment - breathing in fumes, using strong hand sanatizer or a poor ventilation system are just some examples of how asthma or skin conditions can be made worse. The employer has a duty of care to improve these situations and should follow strict health and safety guidelines.
www.asthmaclaims.net
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'No-win, no-fee' changes announced by Ken Clarke
Date Posted : 31/03/2011
No Win, No Fee as we know it, is changing soon. Solicitors will be forced by the Government to take a percentage of their clients compensation.
If you are thinking of making a claim for compensation...DO IT NOW BEFORE THE PROPOSED CHANGE.
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Baker's Asthma
Date Posted : 11/03/2011
Just an update on what has happened regaring my bakers asthma...
It turns out that I have contact dermatitis as well as my breathing problem - this is due to the wettness of my job - manually handling flour, water, dough etc and not drying my hands properley.
I have made a claim for compensation on two counts - my dermatitis and my asthma. Its due to be completed in the next month - i didnt even know there was a claim for this!
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pasta asthma
Date Posted : 18/02/2011
Ask yourself these questions:
1. Do you think you are suffering from asthma/a respiratory problem which may have been caused or worsened by work?
2. Have you worked at the company that you think has caused/worsened the condition in the last three years?
3. Have you had some symptoms in the last three years (even if they started earlier than this)?
If you answer "yes" - then it's more than likely that you have a claim waiting to go...
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pasta asthma
Date Posted : 15/09/2010
HI I work with open sacks of semolina powder to make pasta. I have had mild asthma since i was a teenager but i often find that my asthma is much worse when i am at work - esspecially towrds the end of my working week. It does feel better at the weekend (or when im away from the factory). I have worked with this product for the last 7 years. Im looking for advise on making a claim - my asthma is being monitored by an NHS ashtma nurse.
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Not Just Custodial Staff at Risk for Occupational Asthma in Hospitals
Date : 18 Feb 2011
Over the last several years, custodial/ cleaning staff have been noted to have an occupational risk because of increased reports of asthma and other respiratory illnesses. A study published online in Environmental Health has found that cleaning staff in hospitals are at risk for a number of different occupational exposures and that because of the properties of some the agents used by cleaning staff, other employees and even patients nay be at risk because of the duration of how long some of the agents remain in the local environment.
Source : www.asthma.about.com
Link : www.asthma.about.com/b/2011/02/18/not-just-custodial-staff-at-risk-for-occupational-asthma-in-hospitals-3.htm
Environmental degradation aggravates asthma: experts
Date : 18 Feb 2011
Changing lifestyles, growing urbanization and environmental degradation in the country has enhanced vulnerability of people to asthma.
Experts said on Thursday that five per cent of the total population in the country was suffering from asthma, a chronic disease that inflicted adults as well as children.
It is, however, feared to increase at a fast pace in the next few years, they warned.
Source : www.thenews.com
Link : www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=31630&Cat=4&dt=2/18/2011
Genetic clue to asthma causes
Date : 18 Feb 2011
A “gene breakthrough could lead to new drugs for asthma”, according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said the discovery of seven genes linked to asthma could lead to a cure for the condition within 10 years.
Genetic variations associated with asthma were discovered during a study that compared the DNA of 10,365 people with asthma and 16,110 people without the condition. The variants identified showed an association with childhood asthma and some were also associated with later-onset asthma.
Source : www.arbroathherald.co.uk
Link : www.arbroathherald.co.uk/news/health/behind-the-headlines/genetic_clue_to_asthma_causes_1_69270
Detergent exposure hard on workers' lungs: studies
Date : 05 Feb 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who work in detergent factories are at increased risk of developing respiratory problems, including asthma, probably from exposure to chemicals contained in detergent, two new studies hint.
But a spokesman for the detergent industry argues that the findings from these studies don't apply to the US and European detergent industries at large. "Over the years, the detergent industry has developed successful product stewardship programs to promote the safe use of enzymes, using appropriate risk assessment and risk management strategies to avoid unacceptable risks in the workplace," Richard Sedlak, vice president of technical and internal affairs for The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA), said in a prepared statement.
Source : www.nationalpost.com
Link : www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=fc31c254-5070-43c8-9913-9dfeeffdafc1
Clitheroe youngster beats eczema
Date : 04 Feb 2011
Source : www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
Link : www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/8834035.Clitheroe_youngster_beats_eczema/