£65,000 in damages over asbestos exposure

A man who developed lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos in the workplace has received £65,000 in damages. He was exposed to asbestos while working as a colour stillman. His employer made asbestos roofing sheets and the paint to go on them and his job involved mixing asbestos fibres into the paint. He was never warned about the dangers of asbestos and was not provided with respiratory protection.