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'/i c_ r * Extcact from "The Tiroes", Saturday^ 20th May . jNew health guara 1967 . for asbestos workers A new body, formed yesterday, the model for the rest of the world is to look inlo (he health aspects of workers in the asbestos industry. Renewed public interest in the risks to health which may be asso and the incidence of asbestos is over the Iasi .M) years had almost been ciinvna led. Steps whicn the committee ha' taken to reduce lieaiih risks me lade ciated with asbestos has been shipping of asbestos in dti<tproof aroused by the drafting of revised hags and mechanically handled Government regulations, prepared paiicls lor blue asbetos. It is esti after consultations with the mated that f-C people need Iasi year -l industry, to control the handling of asbestos in the docks, in factories and by industrial users. from cancer after storking in contact with asbestos dost. A< the total number of workers employed in the indusiry is about 25.1'ih*. tins repre The Asbestos Information Com sent a very small proportion of mittee has been set up hy four of Britain's largest asbestos companies -- Turner Si Sewell. Care Asbestos, H.I1.A. Group, ar.d Central Asbestos fatalities The committee pointed out yesterday that many ot these deaths during the se..r were of workers employed m the industry for more than 25 wars. V Company. Mr. Joan Waddell, chair A'sunt of i-.>.fi hi lias been allo man of the committee, said that the cated to the Asbestos;* Research diseases thought to be associated with Council, a Government-run body, for asbestos were lungcahcer developing an cxramled programme of research from a complaint known as asbestosis over the next lixe vears inlo ihc \say and a rare cancer form, mesothe of pr.-xenting risk to lie Till. This lioma. thought to he associated with is in addition to tile t?*'t*.H(>it already blue asbestos. being spent by the industry each yea. Mr. Waddell, who is chairman or un research and medical >er\ices. and Turner Brothers Asbestos, said that cduipm.-nl for the protection of conditions in British factories were workers I H i \ i, ) . j I I i iiI i S c: r