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Information and Research Organisations

The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS)


An essential website for finding information and academic research on asbestos, both in the UK and world wide. The UK links below are taken from the IBAS web site:
http://www.ibas.btinternet.co.uk/


  • BrainPop

  • This is a tool, which is an educational service that uses animated movies to explain health topics to children. Tim and his robot pal Moby discuss what cancer is and how it grows in matter-of-fact, non-alarming terms.  
  • You will need to type in cancer  in the box under What are you looking for and click on  search, you will need to subscribe to use all of it's tools 
  • BrainPop-Cancer


  • The British Asbestos Newsletter

  • (Quarterly publication)
  • Current and archived articles on all areas of asbestos related news
  • http://www.lkaz.demon.co.uk


  • Hazards

  • (Quarterly publication)
  • Hazards a widely respected health and safety magazine.
  • This publication is supported by the TUC but is published privately and has editorial independence.
  • http://www.hazards.org


  • Health & Environment at Work (HEW)

  • Worthwhile link to a site containing educational material on occupational safety topics including asbestos issues.
  • http://www.agius.com/hew/links


  • Health & Safety Executive (HSE)

  • (UK Government Agency)
  • The HSE is the UK 'focal point' for the EU Agency as described earlier.
  • However, direct access to the HSE site, at present, yields a wider variety of material including a lengthy list of organisations, including voluntary ones, involved in the health and safety arena.
  • http://www.hse.gov.uk/






  • Mesothelioma UK

  • This organisation provides impartial and current information on mesothelioma for patients and their carers.
  • There is a booklet called Mesothelioma: Information for people with Mesothelioma and their Carers by Mavis Robinson.
  • (See their web site for details)
  • http://www.mesothelioma.uk.com


  • Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association (OEDA)

  • Useful information, for asbestos sufferers and their families, can be found on the OEDA website.
  • The charity was founded in 1978 by Mrs. Nancy Tait whose husband, a senior Post Office engineer, died in 1968 from mesothelioma.
  • http://www.oeda.demon.co.uk


  • The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund

  • This site reflects the work and interests of a charity set up in honor of June Hancock, an amazing woman who, like her mother, contracted mesothelioma from living near a Turner & Newall asbestos factory.
  • Information about mesothelioma, advice and sources of support for victims and their relatives are included along with news of current developments.
  • http://www.junehancockfund.org
  • Email: info@junehancockfund.org




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