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Dalton was Research Fellow in Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety at the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS) from 1974 to 1978 and subsequently on the editorial board of Hazards magazine, the magazine on health and safety in the workplace produced by the BSSRS. This series comprises papers and correspondence originating from both these roles, including an incomplete run of Hazards magazine.

Series of files on asbestos-related topics. Some files were created by Dalton in the course of a single role, eg as Researcher in Health and Safety at the Labour Research Department, whereas other files span more than one role.

Correspondence between Dalton and fellow activists, occupational health experts, historians, scientists, doctors, solicitors and others.

Concerns Michael Ryan’s campaign against workplace stress at the Environment Agency.

Report by Building Services Team, London Borough of Camden. Sent to Dalton for comments by John Flanagan.

Includes:

• letters from Nancy Tait, founder of SPAID, to Dalton
• correspondence on Nancy Tait’s husband, who died of mesothelioma
• SPAID/OEDA publications

Includes:

• scientific papers
• press cuttings
• health and safety publications
• COSLA Asbestos Working Group on Asbestos report, June 2002
• correspondence and papers on death of Shirley Gibson, teacher at Plumstead Manor School
• Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) Asbestos Joint Working Party reports

Documentary about compensation for sufferers of asbestos-related disease.

Correspondence and papers on Court of Appeal ruling preventing compensation to workers exposed to asbestos dust by more than one employer. Includes letter from Nancy Tait, Occupational and Environmental Diseases Association (OEDA).

Correspondence and papers on Dalton's career, libel cases brought against him and his health.

Correspondence and papers relating to Dalton's involvement in the production of television and radio programmes on asbestos, together with a series of video recordings and transcripts of documentaries and other programmes collected by Dalton on asbestos and other environmental and occupational health and safety topics.

• Press coverage
• Transcript of interview by Sunday Times with Michael Meacher, Environment Minister, about Earth Summit, August 2002