a mate of mine was diagnosed with a form of Asbestosis a few years back, n he worked maintaince in chemicals from apprentice to retirement, he thought it was from a old plant they demolished n stripped the old machinary out, cos he said there was much Asbestos in it. this was before the Health n Safety at Work Act came into force in early 70s, used to spend all his hols in Malta, but now is unable to fly cos of chest condition.
the firm he spent his working life at, informed his soliciter- he must have contracted it somewhere else,
the bas***s had even forgot that fact. so if theirs no precendent for Mill Workers, i would say it will be a long hard road.
