LRD guides and handbook September 2014

Health and safety law 2014

Chapter 6

Research link between cardiovascular disease and asbestos

[ch 6: page 107]

Research published on behalf of the HSE in April 2012 has shown that the heart disease risk for asbestos workers is significantly greater than that of the general population.

A link to the research can be found at: http://oem.bmj.com/content/69/6/417.

The HSE’s Hidden Killer campaign website can be found at: www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/index.htm.