Document rBqzwBO9DGra2kDR8b5JrdMna
FILE NAME Cape Asbestos CAPE
DATE 1966 Oct 30 DOC CAPE012
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Published Letter from The Sunday Times - Dockers
Fear Health Peril from Asbestos
He has he says assurance assurance
HM
Medical Inspectorate several gangs were the
run no
risk
Even on
critical dockers they
findings capabePeopllpehemeral the risk " People got to letter on the findings
referred
of
Even Even
appears
Ministry thelioma
me many the
years tips
exposure
of causing mesohave got it playing on
frightened over
the dust and would much feel safe than get extra money They complained probably
childhood As fairly when
cargo
Inspectorate after a :
Edward VII said of tuber
If sent several interested
preventable why not
prevent reports that the
concentration
"
(blue
Crocidolite seems mainly of borne dust was found to asbestosseems be mainly res-
packages and exceed the upper limits limits of safety safety
with may be
feasible when
_
unlined hessian hessian bags
entirely
to dispense are asbestos
unloaded unloaded at the
nor comment his
mal rate
working that in
of such
and
|
agrees
Smith inti-
GEFCO cases
respirators Lawrence should be worn
that
Smith
did not wish
to
debate the
on
phone
matter tents the has The PLA
in
been been been
- its
the
fact officers overals Through areas supplying the men
General by overalls for
Transport and General
Workers
members advised loading asbestos and
Union has
not
loading hour extra 2s an
handle cargoof asbestos where -if is imported in permeable bags
charged the dust scatters
may involve men not concerned
with the unloading It may
settle on
of foods
to grocers shops |
What they unloaded was
asbestos in unlined labelled GEFCO GEFCO
hessian Cenbestos
One bag had had burst and its
were distributed over others Asbestos Asbestos . was
through holes holes
made by the
dockers insist
the men
wore no respirator
Since that policy has been en- others did so intermittently
safer bags
. One from
says scientist who who has tested
masks personally personally says it is hardly practicable to work in them
facts medical Trades : Dr Robert Murray
adviser to the said
Union
medical
:
is This misleading
more hourmerely
The solution is not merely
matter methods
aspect apnrdoblem That
now
of masks of packing
of the exercising the
but loading loading
ingenuity
the
City
Exeter out Exeter waiting
of
out
to
of
unload
Durban
doctors
ists
scientisttsheaanndd
industr.ial-
throughout world