Supreme Court extends protection for asbestos victims

The Supreme Court has extended protection for victims of asbestos-related diseases, by ruling that the Asbestos Industry Regulations 1931 applied to all workers in factories where asbestos was being processed.

Lord Kerr said any worker in a factory where asbestos processing took place within the scope of the regulations was protected, even if they were not involved in mixing asbestos or directly employed by the occupiers of the building.

“It would be remarkable if the group to be protected was confined to those who were carrying out the process but those who were at risk from exposure because of their proximity to it should remain unprotected,” Lord Kerr said.

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