Call to rid all schools of asbestos risk; CAMPAIGN.Byline: MARK ELLIS Mark Ellis is the name of:
THE UK's "asbestos time bomb" in schools should be treated with the same urgency as the Government's response to swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. , MPs will be told today. Former teacher Carole Hagedorn, 58, will make her impassioned plea to an allparty group of MPs just after asbestos campaigners have a meeting with Gordon Brown. Carole, who has mesothelioma Mesothelioma Definition Mesothelioma is an uncommon disease that causes malignant cancer cells to form within the lining of the chest, abdomen, or around the heart. Its primary cause is believed to be exposure to asbestos. - a cancer linked to asbestos exposure - will tell an all-party group of MPs that they must think of "the lives of thousands of others that will get this illness from school as long as Parliament fails to act". She said: "I cannot help but compare the Government's reaction to this problem to the immediate response to swine flu. I would argue that ridding our schools of asbestos is both urgent and important." Between 1980 and 2005, 178 teachers died from mesothelioma. You can sign our petition at blogs.mirror.co.uk/asbestos-campaign CAPTION(S): ACTION Carole in plea to MPs |
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