Industrial Disease Compensation
Industrial Disease
An industrial disease is one that is determined to have come about thanks to exposure to certain materials and conditions during an individual’s term of employment, and recently a number of different industrial diseases have been officially recognised. If you worked with asbestos or with heavy plant and machinery in the mining and construction industries you may be able to make an industrial disease claim for compensation.
Examples of Industrial Diseases
The major cause of industrial disease has been identified as asbestos. Widely used in the construction industry and in many other industries in the 20th century, asbestos is now known to be harmful and its use is banned almost universally. Asbestos has been identified of the cause of many different diseases that are common in people who were exposed to it, including the following:
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a disease of the lungs caused directly by exposure to asbestos; it s one of the most commonly seen diseases cited in industrial disease claims. A cancer that forms on the lining of the lungs, there are many forms of mesothelioma that can occur, and anyone who has been exposed to asbestos for prolonged periods is a possible candidate.
Asbestosis
A disease that was first identified in the early part of the 20th century, Asbestosis is a common industrial disease in claims cases. It is caused by inhalation of the minute fibres that asbestos contains, and the effect is a lessening of the efficiency of the lungs.
Pleural Thickening and Plaques
Pleural Thickening is by far the most prevalent of asbestos related industrial diseases, and is also caused by inhalation of the fibres. In this case, the pleura – an essential lining of the lung – is damaged, and the capacity of the lung to transfer oxygen is limited.
The above are the main asbestos related industrial disease, but they are not the sole examples. Industrial Disease Solicitors also deal with many industrial diseases relating to the mining industry, including damage to the lungs by the prolonged inhalation of dust and conditions such as Vibration White Finger that are caused by the excessive use of power tools, and many cases of industrial disease compensation include occupational deafness brought about by a lack of adequate protection from industrial noise.
Industrial Disease Compensation
Thanks to the official recognition of the existence of industrial diseases claiming industrial disease compensation is far from difficult. At QualitySolicitors we have fully qualified Industrial disease solicitors waiting to help with your claim for compensation, and we can provide all the help and advice that you need in the quest to claim the compensation that is rightfully yours. If you worked in the construction or mining industries and believe you were exposed to asbestos or to any other factors that are known to have led to industrial disease, call QualitySolicitors now and talk to an industrial disease solicitor about your claim, or alternatively fill in our simple online claim form and we will be in touch.
