Household & bystander exposure

In recent years Turner Freeman has increasingly acted for those exposed in non-occupational settings such as wifes washing clothes, children playing near renovation work, those living near an asbestos factory and home renovators.  Click on the links below to read more.

  • Clothes washing

    Turner Freeman has acted for numerous women who have contracted an asbestos disease as a result of washing and handling their son's, brother's, father's or husband's asbestos laden clothes.

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  • Childhood

    Children love to play with scraps of building materials, help their parents as they work around the house and hug their parents as they get home from work. Some children were exposed to asbestos during such ordinary activities and years later developed asbestos disease.

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  • Living near an asbestos mine

    Turner Freeman has run a number of claims for people exposed to asbestos as a result of living or working near an asbestos mine or asbestos factory.

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  • Bystander to asbstos spray

    During the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's asbestos spray fibre was commonly used for fire proofing and sound proofing. Asbestos fibre was sprayed onto the structural steel and concrete slabs so as to prevent fire from doing structural damage to buildings.

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  • Home renovation

    Turner Freeman has acted for numerous men and women who were exposed to asbestos while carrying out or assisting with home renovations and who later contracted mesothelioma. Most home renovators have only very limited exposure to asbestos dust and fibre.

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