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Drifter
23-10-2005, 09:33
http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16282405%26method=full%26siteid=93463% 26headline=exclusive%2d%2dcorrie%2dkiller%2ddust%2 dtime%2dbomb-name_page.html
Bryan
23-10-2005, 13:23
disgraceful - a good old scandal for corrie for a change! risking the lives of cast and crew, how irresponsible of them!
Jade
23-10-2005, 13:53
CORONATION Street's top stars have been put at risk from killer cancer-causing dust in Granada TV studios, The People can reveal.

Production crew on the hit soap have already been struck down after inhaling deadly asbestos particles - and one has been given only months to live.

Weatherfield veterans including Betty Driver (Betty Turpin), Anne Kirkbride (Deirdre Barlow), Liz Dawn (Vera Duckworth) and Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth), Bill Roache (Ken Barlow) and Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch) may have all been exposed to the dust.

A People investigation has uncovered health and safety failures by bosses going back 29 years. They...

CONTINUED to use one major studio to avoid disrupting filming schedules.

FORGOT to fully tackle that asbestos for a staggering SIX YEARS


Thats really sad, someone's dying from it.
Jade
23-10-2005, 13:53
disgraceful - a good old scandal for corrie for a change! risking the lives of cast and crew, how irresponsible of them!

I wouldnt have said it was a good old scandal, this is life threatening
Bryan
23-10-2005, 13:55
I wouldnt have said it was a good old scandal, this is life threatening

its a scandal for the show...like eastenders have been in the papers every week for the mistakes that the actors make, now for a change its corrie, not corries actors that are doing wrong!
Jade
23-10-2005, 13:57
Yea its a sandle, but a very seriouse one at that.
Bryan
23-10-2005, 14:01
Yea its a sandle, but a very seriouse one at that.

mkaing it far worse than the eastenders ones, :nono: naughty corrie!
Bad Wolf
23-10-2005, 14:05
i think your missing the point- its not about whats worse in the papers, asbestos can kill!
Jade
23-10-2005, 14:06
And its not about getting one up on EE either.
Bryan
23-10-2005, 14:13
i think your missing the point- its not about whats worse in the papers, asbestos can kill!

my grandad died of it, so i am aware it can kill, which makes it appauling that corrie knew about it and decided to take no action!
Jade
23-10-2005, 14:14
29 years!!! and they didnt fully remove it, unbeleivable
Bryan
23-10-2005, 14:16
29 years!!! and they didnt fully remove it, unbeleivable

would serve them right if they were forced to tear down the sets to remove it...then they'd be in trouble...its disgusting that theyve decided to avoid the problem for so long...maybe his dying blokes revealation might kick their butts into gear!
alan45
23-10-2005, 14:17
Lets get things into perspective folks

from ds

ITV are not the only organisation with this problem.

Asbestos: Magic Mineral or Deadly Dust
The needle-like fibres seemed like nature's perfect gift. Fireproof, indestructible and cheap, from the 1940s to the 1970s, asbestos was everywhere. It was woven into clothes, used to insulate buildings and even mixed with water as children's play dough. That was before studies linked asbestos dust with cancer and lung disease. Authorities now say asbestos, when handled properly, poses little risk. But nagging concerns, highlighted by the plight of the asbestos miners, have resulted in a shrivelling industry.

Further information available here

http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-608...ology/asbestos/

and here

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/health/...ion.php?eny=520
Jade
23-10-2005, 14:17
would serve them right if they were forced to tear down the sets to remove it...then they'd be in trouble...its disgusting that theyve decided to avoid the problem for so long...maybe his dying blokes revealation might kick their butts into gear!

I just had a thought, it is from the People, how reliable is it?

Doesnt one of the ast suffer from lung desiese? either Jack or Vera?
Bad Wolf
23-10-2005, 14:18
vera does
Bryan
23-10-2005, 14:18
I just had a thought, it is from the People, how reliable is it?

Doesnt one of the ast suffer from lung desiese? either Jack or Vera?

vera, but thats due to the fags
Bryan
23-10-2005, 14:19
Lets get things into perspective folks

from ds

ITV are not the only organisation with this problem.

Asbestos: Magic Mineral or Deadly Dust
The needle-like fibres seemed like nature's perfect gift. Fireproof, indestructible and cheap, from the 1940s to the 1970s, asbestos was everywhere. It was woven into clothes, used to insulate buildings and even mixed with water as children's play dough. That was before studies linked asbestos dust with cancer and lung disease. Authorities now say asbestos, when handled properly, poses little risk. But nagging concerns, highlighted by the plight of the asbestos miners, have resulted in a shrivelling industry.

Further information available here

http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-608...ology/asbestos/

and here

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/health/...ion.php?eny=520

neither of the links work alan :searchme:
LUSHLOOKE69
23-10-2005, 14:24
Although this is a terrible thing to happen I can't help but think the language used in the article has been exaggerated and made to look far worse than it actually is.
Bryan
23-10-2005, 14:27
Although this is a terrible thing to happen I can't help but think the language used in the article has been exaggerated and made to look far worse than it actually is.

thats the tabloids for you!
alan45
23-10-2005, 14:28
neither of the links work alan :searchme:

http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-608/science_technology/asbestos/

and

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/health/viewquestion.php?eny=520
Jade
23-10-2005, 14:30
thats the tabloids for you!

Yep it is.

I've looked else where for any other articles on this but there isnt any??
Bryan
23-10-2005, 14:32
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-608/science_technology/asbestos/

and

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/health/viewquestion.php?eny=520

thanks...aparanlty my scout hutt is filled with it, which is worrying seen as its collapsing, i bet ive inhaled a lot of this dust :searchme:
Drifter
23-10-2005, 16:53
It is sad news but i wasnt surprised atall when i read someone was dying from it its dangerous stuff.
feelingyellow
25-10-2005, 22:50
oh my god - those poor people!

i can't believe granada has be so stupid! they should have just never used that place again until it was free from ALL of the absetos. who cares if they have to spend a load of money on building a new building and getting rid of absetos when people's lives are at risk!
alkalinetrio
25-10-2005, 23:28
ive had to carry that stuff before
i_luv_dennis
26-10-2005, 08:57
thanks for that