Documents saved from destruction thanks to a court battle waged by the Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK (the Forum) will be vital to future asbestos compensation cases. The documents were obtained, after the Forum commenced court proceedings against Cape following the 2017 case of Concept 70 Limited v Cape Intermediate Holdings Limited (Cape). The documents provide...
Our Bereaved Families group, for people who have lost a loved one to asbestos disease, is meeting for drinks at 12 noon on Wednesday 10th November 2021 at the outside area of the Slug & Lettuce in Spinningfields (Unit 5, Block A, Manchester, M3 3AN). It's meeting for Christmas lunch at 12 noon on Wednesday...
The HSE recently invited responses are part of its post-implementation review of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) are being implemented. Despite asbestos being banned in the UK, it is still present in many older buildings. The Regulations set out how this asbestos should be managed. The review looks at how effective Regulations...
The report from our 2021 Action Mesothelioma Day event can be found here: https://gmavsg.org/amd21/. This includes videos of our speakers this year: Kate Green MP, Tony Lloyd MP, Janet Newsham of the Greater Manchester Hazards Centre, and Mairead Dixon of Mesothelioma UK. So far, £8,037 has been donated. Donations will be split equally between the...
Our next Bereaved Families meeting (for people who've lost a loved one to asbestos disease) is at 10.30am on Wednesday 9th June 2021. This will be by Zoom. This is also our AGM. Ring 0161 258 0166 or email info@gmavsg.org for details of how to join. ...
Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group Asbestos Victims Support Group Worker3 to 5 days / 21 to 35 hours per week (number of hours per week flexible, by negotiation)£31,346 per annum for 35 hours per week.25 days annual leave, plus public holidays, for 35 hours per week.Permanent contract: NB: The charity is financially secure for...
Every year, on the first Friday in July, asbestos victims hold events across the country to commemorate all those who have lost their lives to mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive type of cancercaused by asbestos. Our 2021 event, at 10.30am on Friday 2nd July, will need to be held by Zoom due to COVID-19. For...
Our Bereaved Families group (for people who've lost a loved one to asbestos disease) is meeting by Zoom at 10.30am on Wednesday 12th May 2021. Email info@gmavsg.org for details of how to join. ...
The Living Well group's for people with mesothelioma and those who care for them. It's meeting by Zoom until August at the earliest due to the pandemic. Our next meeting is at 1.30pm Monday 10th May 2021. There's no meeting next Monday due to the bank holiday. Some people will sometimes struggle, emotionally, with their diagnosis of...
The Living Well group is for people with mesothelioma & those who care for them. It's meeting by Zoom for the forseeable future due to COVID-19. For this meeting, Adrian Budgen of Irwin Mitchell will be talking about women with mesothelioma, and their struggle to get justice. For details of how to join the meeting,...