Prospect Asbestos Register
Have you ever been exposed to asbestos at work?
Asbestos-related diseases are predicted to affect about 100,000 people over the next 30 years reaching a peak in 2020.
Asbestos was used extensively in many industries throughout the 20th century until it was eventually banned in 1999. Once exposed to asbestos, the small fibres can lie dormant in the lungs for many years. Many people do not suffer any ill effects, but others may develop one of the conditions caused by asbestos.
How does the Asbestos Register help?
The register may help you or your former colleagues should you be affected by asbestos. Because asbestos-related diseases normally become apparent only many years after exposure, it can be difficult to prove precisely when and where exposure occurred. The names of former colleagues may be forgotten and their whereabouts unknown.
The register holds a database of information about members who have been exposed to asbestos, including information about where they worked. This information can make the difference between a claim being successful or unsuccessful.
Claiming Compensation
Holding this information on a database enables Prospect and their solicitors, Russell Jones & Walker, to search for witnesses who worked for the same employer or in the same workplace and so provide evidence in support of members’ claims – now and in the future. It helps Russell Jones & Walker succeed in claims for Prospect members or their bereaved families and can bring financial peace of mind and justice to those affected by asbestos diseases.
If you have been exposed to asbestos at work then we invite you to download our online form from the Prospect website. It will only take you a few minutes but could make a world of difference.
Adding your name to the register does not mean that you are registering a claim.
If you have any concerns about your health and your exposure to asbestos and think you may have a claim, please contact
Prospect Personal Injury Claimline on 0800 587 4543
and discuss your case with one of our solicitors specialising in asbestos claims.
“I had not kept in touch with former workmates but through the Prospect Asbestos Register my solicitor at Russell Jones and Walker was able to find 7 others who had worked in the power station with me, which made all the difference to my claim.”
Barry Cross, Prospect Member
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Prospect Guide to Legal Services
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