Asbestos widow seeks to bring claim

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Asbestos widow seeks to bring claim The dangers of asbestos have been highlighted by the death of 65-year-old Philip Watkiss, whose widow is looking for legal advice to find out if anyone is responsible for his exposure to the substance.

Michael Wallbank, the coroner, ruled that Mr Watkiss had been exposed to the dangerous substance until 1969 and died of an industrial disease associated with the substance, the Manchester Evening News reported.

The former heating engineer had told his wife that he used to work with asbestos and had been experiencing tightness of the chest shortly after he first met her.

"He said he used to work with asbestos and he'd put a hanky over his mouth and it would turn black," she explained.

The Health and Safety Executive has claimed that asbestos-related diseases kill approximately 4,000 people a year through mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis, which tend to occur some time after exposure.
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