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£70,000 in damages for hospital cleaners’ chemical exposure


Cleaners at a Torquay hospital have won £70,000 in damages after they fell ill, having been exposed to a hazardous chemical disinfectant at work. The UNISON members began using Actichlor seven years ago, but weren’t given any training on its use.


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