Possible asbestos exposure dunford & elliotts / davys?

[begora]

Hi,

 

Can anyone please provide any information relating to Davys & Dunford and Elliotts?

 

My husband worked at both companies in the 1960's/70's and 80's.

 

I am trying to find out any information relating to possible exposure to asbestos within these two companies?

 

Thank you in advance for any information / source / names of workers you can provide

 

Begora

[raymondo1952]

More likely if he was a trade man he would have come in contact with this terrible stuff the pipes were lagged with it Furnace bottoms were lined with it boilers were rapped in it

Edited January 14, 2017 by raymondo1952
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[begora]

Hi

 

Was the asbestos at Dunford & Elliotts or Davys. My husband was Ashley Jenkinson did you know him?

[handypandy]

Just to be clear begora.... Just about everyone who worked in ANY steelworks would be likely to have come into contact with it at one time or another. Some fitters and electricians also had the unenviable task of cutting it and fitting it. The risks were well known but more often than not, underplayed.

[begora]

Just to be clear begora.... Just about everyone who worked in ANY steelworks would be likely to have come into contact with it at one time or another. Some fitters and electricians also had the unenviable task of cutting it and fitting it. The risks were well known but more often than not, underplayed.

 

My husband was an electronics engineer whilst at Dunfords working on and modifying multiple circuit boards. It is thought that he had inhaled asbestos fibres whilst carrying out this work. Have you any knowledge or know anyone who has passed away from asbestos exposure whilst working at

Dunfords.

[TORONTONY]

Just to be clear begora.... Just about everyone who worked in ANY steelworks would be likely to have come into contact with it at one time or another. Some fitters and electricians also had the unenviable task of cutting it and fitting it. The risks were well known but more often than not, underplayed.

 

You are spot on mate, I gobbled up a lot of asbestos dust, working as a contractor in lots of steelworks and during 8 years in maintenance in a major steelworks where I served my apprenticeship. All with no respiratory protection, other than 20 to 30 Park Drive a day, lol

[stpetre]

My husband was an electronics engineer whilst at Dunfords working on and modifying multiple circuit boards. It is thought that he had inhaled asbestos fibres whilst carrying out this work. Have you any knowledge or know anyone who has passed away from asbestos exposure whilst working at

Dunfords.

 

They're were people that worked for insulation companies- 1940's-50's 60's in Sheffield, Darlington's and Simpkin-Machin etc- and every product they touched while doing their job was Asbestos based.

Edited August 6, 2017 by stpetre
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[handypandy]

I worked for a furnace repair company for seven years. It was everywhere. I've even carted loads of scrap sindanyo to the land-fill tips with the dust blowing back in my face

 

The only person that I knew (personally) that succumbed to it, was a sparky at Sheffield Twist drill.

 

 

Edit to add:

I only found out about my friend's demise when I read about it online, some years after the event. Irwin Mitchell dealt with his case. They might be worth a a call.

Edited August 7, 2017 by handypandy

[begora]

I worked for a furnace repair company for seven years. It was everywhere. I've even carted loads of scrap sindanyo to the land-fill tips with the dust blowing back in my face

 

The only person that I knew (personally) that succumbed to it, was a sparky at Sheffield Twist drill.

 

 

Edit to add:

I only found out about my friend's demise when I read about it online, some years after the event. Irwin Mitchell dealt with his case. They might be worth a a call.

 

Thank you for this. However, I have already been through Irwin Mitchell and they couldn't find anyone in their records that has been in contact with asbestos who had worked at Dunfords or Davys.

[HowieA]

Hi i worked at Napier Steels many many moons age , any with same problems from there . I used a product { bagged ) that you opened and put into containers to carry hot ingots . I may be wrong but possibly called fermiculite .Can anyone shed light on this , cheers .