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Demolished 1972.

Press coverage 1975-2007, with the exception of 1983.

Correspondence and papers re SPAID management reviews by the Charities Effectiveness Review Trust (CERT) and HB Consulting.

One of the conclusions of the reviews was that Nancy Tait should hand over to a salaried director within a year.

Press cuttings on asbestos collected by Dalton.

An Investment Commentary on the British and other European Stockmarkets. Numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 9-12.

Includes reports on Bank of East Asia, Commercial Banks in Thailand, and Malayan Banking Berhad.

Papers and correspondence re the work of the Health & Safety Commission's (HSC) Advisory Committee on Asbestos (ACA), in reverse chronological order.

ACA was chaired by the Scottish trade unionist and political activist, William (Bill) James Simpson (hence 'Simpson Committee). Simpson was HSC chairman 1974-1983.

ACA's terms of reference were: "To review the risks to health arising from exposure to asbestos or products containing asbestos including: persons exposed at work; members of the public exposed to asbestos generated from work activities; members of the public exposed to asbestos from consumer products and from asbestos waste; [and] To make recommendations as to whether any further protection is required."

For a copy of the final report of the Committee (‘Asbestos: vol. 1: final report of the advisory committee’, 1979), consult University of Strathclyde Special Collections at http://suprimo.lib.strath.ac.uk/.

Flynn's investigations of the South African mining industry covered asbestos, gold and diamond mining and focused in particular on the health and safety conditions of African workers.