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An investigation has be launched involving allegations that a housing association in England has ignored rules on handling the carcinogen asbestos, according to the News & Star last year.

According to the article, a union official presented a petition calling for the association to be disbanded and its jurisdiction over thousands of homes to be nullified.

The official produced a lump of asbestos, safely wrapped, and showed it to the oversight committee.

He then told them that the asbestos had been taken from one of the houses in a highly dangerous fashion, having been swept up with a shovel, thrown onto a flat wagon and taken to a dump.

The union man said this behavior demonstrated the lack of care the association had for its employees and residents in the area.

Environmental officers will now investigate the allegation.

Asbestos dust is known the world over to cause mesothelioma cancer, and other serious health problems. This is why there are strict rules on the way asbestos is handled and removed from buildings.

Sadly, this situation is all too familiar to the mesothelioma attorneys in the Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. Asbestos Litigation unit here in the United States.

We are a leading plaintiffs' law firm that has represented people affected by mesothelioma for over 20 years. Men and women diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure may be entitled to compensation from the companies responsible for their disease.

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