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“ZERO Asbestos” was the campaign message to take forward from the conference, Asbestos Campaign Against All Fears.
The joint conference was held on April 16 by Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (DAST), Asbestos Support Central England (ASCE) and Yorkshire and Humberside Asbestos Support (SARAG), and delegates heard from a number of speakers about the key asbestos problems as well as some of the ways to fight, campaign and win.
The scope of the problem
Asbestos-related deaths are rising both in men and women.
Greg Byrne from consultants RB Asbestos stated: “The number of mesothelioma deaths has risen from 2,312 in 2011 to 2,446 in 2018 (Mesothelioma Register).