Case Studies
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Learn moreOver the last 25 years Turner Freeman has acted for persons exposed to asbestos at work including asbestos manufacturing workers, laggers, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, shipbuilders, roofers, fitters, boilermakers, riggers, railway workers, waterside workers, navy personnel, pipe layers, mechanics and power station workers as well as those exposed to asbestos as a result of home renovations and washing clothes.
Turner Freeman has acted for people in all states in Australia, whose exposure to asbestos occurred in a wide variety of different ways. Many of our clients have been told that they have an asbestos disease but are unable to recall where they may have been exposed to asbestos – our lawyers are expert at taking personal and industrial histories and identifying possible asbestos exposure. Follow the links below for examples of real life case studies relating to a wide variety of different exposures.
Asbestos Case Studies for Tradesmen & Labourers
Asbestos Case Studies for Asbestos Industry Workers
Asbestos industry workers are the most heavily exposed workers to asbestos. As a result, Turner Freeman have acted for hundreds of asbestos industry workers who have contracted all manner of asbestos diseases.
James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited had two factories in Perth; one at Rivervale and one at Welshpool. Bells Asbestos had a factory at O’Conner that manufactured and sold asbestos insulation products. Bradford Insulation also had a factory in Perth which manufactured some asbestos insulation products. These factories employed hundreds of workers who were exposed to asbestos.
Case Studies for Silicosis and Other Dust Conditions
Asbestos Case Studies for household & bystander exposure
Asbestos exposure is dangerous when inhaled in any setting and asbestos disease sufferers are not limited to persons who have worked with asbestos materials. Exposure to asbestos can occur and result in a disease from living or working near an asbestos mine or factory or washing a loved one’s clothes which is heavily laden with asbestos fibres.
Asbestos Case Studies for Heavy Industry Workers
Many workers in heavy industry were exposed to asbestos dust and fibre on a daily basis. Workers in refineries, power stations (particularity during their construction), shipyards, steelworks and in assembly and maintenance of locomotives were often at risk.
Other Asbestos Case Studies
Asbestos was used in an incredible variety of ways and workers in a variety of industries were exposed to sufficient quantities to cause disease. From jewellery makers to vineyard employees; brake mechanics to brewery workers.
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