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Retired scaffolder dies after exposure to asbestos dust

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Aug 22, 2012

A RETIRED scaffolder died at home in Cheshunt from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos dust some 50 years ago, the Hertfordshire coroner...

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