The group is run by victims of asbestos related diseases and their families. We are a voluntary organisation and a registered charity.
We formed our group after a public meeting was held in Liverpool on the 3 February 1993 to discuss asbestos related disease. The meeting was sponsored by the Liverpool Trades Council and the Health at Work (formally Liverpool Occupational Health Project).
The group was set up by sufferers of Asbestos related diseases and the families of people who had died of the disease. The groups aims are to change the lack of services and information available to victims. The group has assisted thousands of victims in obtaining Social Security and Civil Compensation. We continue to assist and support victims and their families. Almost all of our advice workers suffer with Asbestos related diseases.
The Support group was formed by victims of asbestos related diseases and their families. We found there was a need for a specialist asbestos victims support service. We have at present over 56 members and growing. We are a democratic organisation run by and on behalf of asbestos victims and their families.