Monochrome poster visualising the presence of asbestos in the home environment. Includes drawings of household appliances that may contain asbestos and schematic drawing of house and garage, identifying where asbestos may be present.
Poster visualising the organisation's areas of enduring interest: fellowship, legislation, fair compensation, protection for workers, an asbestos-free environment, fund raising.
The poster's title line is 'Can we help you?'.
Poster reporting on six of the 42 new cases handled by SPAID since October 1983:
- 48 year old maintenance fitter diagnosed with mesothelioma, after only three years occasional contact with asbestos in naval dockyards
- 69 year old mesothelioma patient who worked for Turner & Newall, Manchester, for one year, 30 years ago
- 48 year old mesothelioma patient who came in contact with asbestos during an apprenticeship with ICI, likewise 30 years ago
- 42 year old former merchant seaman and cargo inspector at Plymouth docks, on severe pain medication for his mesothelioma
- 45 year old electrical engineer diagnosed with mesothelioma
Board bearing this caption, with four black and white photographs arranged to reproduce one single view through the microscope.
'UICC chrysotile standard' presumably refers to Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) reference chrysotile. Not all types of chrysotile appear to have the same capacity to cause mesothelioma.
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Board bearing this caption, with three black and white photographs showing amosite (x5k), chrysotile (x15k) and crocidolite (x15k).
Board showing mainly fibres under the ?electron microscope, from crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite and chrysotile asbestos to glass micro-fibre, aluminium silicate, ceramic fibre, rock wool, glass wool, slag wool, carbon fibre and human hair.
Display board alleging that 'cowboy operators' are putting the community at risk, featuring colour photographs of the Turner Asbestos Cement (TAC) Co Ltd / TAC Construction Materials Ltd, Dalmuir. Includes a black and white photograph captioned ‘Clydeside Turner and Newall’s old factory’.
Includes SPAID and OEDA label.
Display board featuring news re G E Rushworth's complaint concerning the demolition of a former warehouse at Robertson Street, Glasgow. Includes colour photographs of the site and extract from the article 'Procurator Fiscal takes up asbestos demolition complaint','Health and safety at work' (September 1984).
Includes SPAID and OEDA label.
Poster of news coverage in response to the proposal to build a private hospital on derelict industrial land on the north bank of the River Clyde between Clydebank and Dalmuir.
The SPAID caption reads: 'Old asbestos waste dumps are a hazard, men wore respirators and protective overalls when clearing Clydebank site where children have played. Thousands of tons of asbestos waste were dumped there during the thirty three years that Turner and Newalls factory operated.'
The hospital complex, a project of Health Care International, opened in June 1994 and incorporated a four star hotel so that family could travel with patients. Reportedly it cost £ 7m to decontaminate the site, which had previously been used by Turner Asbestos Cement (TAC) Co Ltd / TAC Construction Materials Ltd.
Display board visualising the gradual decline of asbestos imports into the UK, 1968-1983.
Labelled 'SPAID'.
Display board visualising an ideal SPAID conference stand.
Display board visualising the presence of asbestos in common building materials, and asbestos substitutes.
Display board visualising do's and don't's for the handiman, adequate protective clothing for interaction with asbestos, appropriate disposal methods.
Display board visualising the presence of asbestos in common plasters and fillers, and asbestos-free substitutes.
Display board visualising the presence of asbestos in common roof tiles, and substitute products.