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Papers on prosecutions of waste disposal/recycling firms over deaths of employees. Inlcudes press coverage and notes by Dalton on Ian Ward who died while working for Norpol Recycling Ltd, Lancashire.

Correspondence and papers re the demolition of a former warehouse at Robertson Street, Glasgow, the modalities of which led G E Rushworth to lodge an official complaint with the Procurator Fiscal.

Includes colour photographs, also copy article 'Procurator Fiscal takes up asbestos demolition complaint', in 'Health and Safety at Work' September 1984.

Mainly papers, also some correspondence with George Mason of the Walsall Workers Education Association branch. Includes copies of the bulletin / newsletter, 2000, 2005-2007.

Correspondence and papers relating to Nancy Tait's campaign to question Dr Kevin Browne's suitability as Medical Officer of the Department of Health and Social Security, whilst serving at the same time as medical consultant for Cape Industries. In reverse chronological order. In Tait's own words (20 September 1994), she had "waged war on Kevin Browne's appointment since 1987". Includes:

• correspondence (in particular with MP Frank Dobson), press statements, newspaper articles, Parliamentary Questions, 1986-1988
• correspondence with Kevin Browne 1983

Further,

• Tait’s notes on chrysotile c.2003, listing of SPAID/OEDA lung cancer cases
• copy of Browne’s presentation ‘Differences in asbestos fibre types’, presented at the International Conference on Chrysotile Asbestos Cement Products, New Delhi, 10-11 November 2003
• correspondence re K Browne 1987-1995, including re his deposition in Chase Manhattan Bank v. T&N plc et al., United States District Court, Southern District of New York [1994]; see link below
• copy of Cape Industry advertisement for a Group Medical Advisor, in British Medical Journal, October 1977
• copies of scientific publications relating to asbestos induced diseases 1977-1994

Three volumes, for years 1965, 1967, 1968, used during years 1965, 1968, 1969.

Papers.

Originally included W H Knight's copy of Roy J Dossat, 'Principles of refrigeration' (John Wiley & Sons 1966, 2nd edition 1978). This has been transferred to the OEDA Library in Special Collections.

Annual Report from 1998 of the 'Victim Support' charity. Has a note, by Nancy Tait, attached reading: "Victim Support, founded 1974- 4 years before SPAID for victims of Crime. There appears to be no connection with Asbestos Victim Support Organisations"

Correspondence and orders of Veterans Agency (VA) forms and leaflets, including an OEDA information requests re VA’s generally accepted medical thinking concerning asbestos-related disease, April 2006.

The Veterans Agency was an Executive Agency of the UK government's Ministry of Defence (MoD). It was amalgamated into the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) on 2 April 2007 under the brand Veterans-UK.