Teacher deaths from asbestos related cancers

A report in the TUC publication “Risks” says that the deaths of more teachers from asbestos related cancers is leading to increased concern about exposures in schools. According to the TUC, a Carlisle primary school is at the centre of the latest health scare after its former headteacher died from an asbestos-related cancer. Governors at St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic school have sought advice from Cumbria County Council on organising an asbestos survey, after the coroner alerted the Health and Safety Executive to the potential presence of asbestos in the school.