£53,500 in settlement for asbestosis

The family of a man who died from asbestosis as a result of work he did more than 50 years ago has received £53,500 in an out of court settlement. He worked as a maintenance worker and boiler operator for a power station in Kent. The pipes at the power station were lagged with asbestos and part of his job involved clearing away any discarded lagging that had been chipped off the pipes and left on the floor. There was never any ventilation system in place and although he was given goggles, he was never supplied with any kind of respiratory equipment.