Copies of the Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors’ 'Education law newsletter', 6th edition (?2002) - 10th edition (April 2005).
Various leaflets and booklets.
Includes
- RoSPA training programme leaflets, 1982-2007
- copy of RoSPA magazine 'Occupational safety and health' (January 1997), which makes reference to SPAID's name change to OEDA
- copy of RoSPA monthly 'Safety express' (March/April 1996)
- copy of RoSPA monthly 'Wrap: health and safety for all working people' (February 1994, August 1992)
- copy of ROSPA 'Occupational safety poster catalogue 1981-1982'
Scientific literature assembled by OEDA in the hope of influencing the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council's (IIAD) review of the prescription of asbestos-related diseases, eventually completed in 2005. In reverse chronological order.
Part originals, part photocopies of Paul Brodeur's series of articles in The New Yorker, June-July 1985.
Photocopy of Linda Richards’ dissertation, submitted at Portsmouth Polytechnic as part of the requirements for an undergraduate degree in Social Administration, 1984.
Nancy Tait’s extensive typescript comments on a draft of Nicholas Wikeley's book on the evolution of compensation for victims of asbestos-related disease in the UK. Also some related correspondence (including Dr P Dewis’ response on seeing a draft), and copy of typescript draft of the book.
Annotated copies of ‘Chemicals in progress bulletin’ 1984-1997, incomplete series.
Originally a publication of the US Office of Toxic Substances (OTS), the bulletin was edited jointly with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Publications on asbestos in the home, in buildings, in premises. Includes:
- HSE (2001) ‘Asbestos essentials’ (flyer for ordering copies of the books on the topic)
- DEFRA (2000) ‘Asbestos and man-made mineral fibres in buildings: a practical guide’ (print-out of webpage)
- TUC (2000) ‘Finding the fatal fibre: what to do about asbestos where you work’ (leaflet)
- DETR (1999) ‘Asbestos in the home’ (leaflet)
- black and white photocopy HSC/HSE (1999) ‘Controlled asbestos stripping techniques’ (ISBN 0-7176-1666-5)
- HSE (1999) ‘Working with asbestos in buildings’ (booklet)
- HSE (1998) ‘Substitutes for chrysotile (white) asbestos’ (booklet)
- HSC (1998) ‘Managing asbestos in workplace buildings’ (booklet)
- HSE (1996) ‘Asbestos material in buildings’ (information pack)
- TUC Health and Safety Report (October 1995) ‘Registering asbestos in public buildings’
- HSE (1995) ‘Asbestos dust, the hidden killer: are you at risk?’ (leaflet)
- HM Government [c.1985] ‘Asbestos in housing’ (leaflet) [plus later issue]
- Asbestos Information Centre (n.d.) ‘Asbestos in the home’ (booklet)
- US Consumer product Safety Commission / EPA (n.d.) ‘Asbestos in the home’
- draft of OEDA leaflet ‘Asbestos in your home’
Copies of
- Focal Displays Ltd, prospect of safety labels and signs 1986
- Signs & Labels Ltd ‘Safety signs and equipment catalogue’ 1986, 1982, 1981; includes correspondence 1986, 1982
- Hi-Lite Signs Limited 'Sign language' catalogue [n.d.]
- Bush Bribond Signs Ltd, poster of safety signs c.1980-1986
Electrical Engineering laboratory notebook; assignments submitted for classes in Thermodynamics, Applied Thermodynamics and Applied Mechanics.
Conversation between David Walker and Mr Richard Fitzpatrick, 26 August 2004.
- sound recording (13m) and transcript
Richard Fitzpatrick, b. 24 February 1917, process worker (chromates) Rutherglen, near Glasgow. Mr Fitzpatrick was a former employee at White's Chemical Works, Shawfield, Rutherglen.
Conversation between David Walker and Mrs Hilda Langley, Mrs Gladys Rogerson and Mr Derek Rogerson, Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire, 21 March 2005. Also present was the Mr Rogerson's niece, Dr Elizabeth Williamson.
- sound recording (1h 13 m) and transcript
Mrs Langley and Mrs Rogerson are sisters.
- Derek Rogerson, b. 14 June 1934, plant electrician, Cheshire area, son-in-law of a chemical process worker
- Gladys Rogerson, b. 3 September 1937, shop assistant and housewife, Cheshire area, daughter of a chemical process worker
- Hilda Langley, b. 26 January 1926, housewife and carer, Cheshire area, daughter and wife of chemical process workers
Conversation between David Walker and Mr Doug May, Yatton, 6 September 2005.
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sound recording (2h 3m) and transcript
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Doug May, b. 14 December 1942, chemical process worker (fertilisers), Bristol