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gmhazards@hotmail.com
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0161-953-4048
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0161-953-4001
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c/o GMHC, 23 New Mount Street, Manchester, M4 4DE
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| Region Served |
Merseyside
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| Description |
To provide independent advice, information and support to groups or individuals who want to tackle hazards in the workplace, the local environment or the home.
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| Publications |
Hazards in the Home Factpack, containing 12 Fact Sheets for anyone worried about the dangers of living in the modern home. Each looks at a different aspect, and attempts to suggest practical and cheap alternatives, or safer ways of living. Can be obtained from the
Centre.
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centre@merseyhazards.org.uk
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0151-709-9948
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1st Floor, 96 Bold Street,
Liverpool L1 4HY
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| Region Served |
Greater Manchester and North West (depending on current funding)
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Free advice in Greater Manchester and North West (dependent on current funding) aimed at helping workers, T.U.safety reps, community groups and others to deal with health and safety problems at work and hazards in the community. Produce thrice yearly newsletter, Hazardous Times, fact sheets and packs on a range of hazards, affiliations.
Run three support groups:
- MARSAG- Manchester Area RSI Support & Action Group provides information and advice on staying in work, benefits and compensation fact pack, exhibition and individual help with cases - pus support of fellow sufferers via evening meeting on first Tuesday on every month.
- GMAVSG - Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group provides advice on benefits and compensation and lobbies for asbestos victims let down by manufacturers and insurance companies. Exhibition and booklet.
- BbW - Bereaved by Work provides support to families of those killed at or by work activities thorough the inquest, criminal and civil legal processes.
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Hazardous Times 3 times a year.
Fact Sheets on:
- Range of chemicals especially solvents
- Chemicals at Work
- Children at Work
- Consultation with Employees on Health & Safety at Work (Non-union workplaces)
- Health and Safety for New and Expectant Mothers
- Manual Handling at Work
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Organic Solvents and Chronic Toxic Encephalopathy
- Revitalising Health and Safety
- RIDDOR: Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
- Strain Injuries: Time to Stop the Pain
- Stress at Work
- VDUs: Preventing Ill-Health
- Young Workers Aged between 16 and 18
- Fact Pack on RSI £5.00
- - Information & contact list
- - Fact Sheet 1 RSI?WRULDS -What are they?
- - Fact Sheet 2 Treatment for RSI/WRULDs
- - Fact Sheet 3 Benefits for RSI Sufferers
- - Fact Sheet 4 Compensation through the courts
- - Fact Sheet 5 Preventing RSUI/WRULDs
- 'If you have a Asbestos Disease' 40 page booklet
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| Website |
www.gmhazards.org.uk
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| Email |
gmhazards@hotmail.com
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| Phone |
0161-953 4037
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| Fax |
0161-953-4001
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| Address |
23 New Mount Street, Manchester, M4 4DE
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| Region Served |
Greater Manchester
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We provide the following services to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases and their families:
We give advice on benefits and compensation
We provide representation at medical appeal tribunals
We provide support to sufferers and their families
We campaign to improve services to asbestos victims and to ban the import and use of asbestos world-wide
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We provide free of charge a booklet on benefits and compensation for sufferers of asbestos-related diseases.
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| Email |
asbestos.gmavsg@virgin.net
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| Phone |
0161-953 4037
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| Fax |
0161-953-4001
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c/o GMHC, 23 New Mount St, Manchester, M4 4DE
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| Region Served |
Merseyside, but can be contacted from elsewhere
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| Description |
To assist and support victims of asbestos related disease with Benefit Applications (IIDB), Government Compensation (79 Act), Civil Litigation together with general help on many issues.
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| Email |
gfr15@dial.pipex.com
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| Phone |
0151-236-1895
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| Fax |
0151-236-1895 (but advise first)
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| Address |
Unit 3, Oriel Close, Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8UQ
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| Description |
To provide help, information and support to sufferers of asbestos related illness and their families.
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Information pack: write or telephone.
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| Email |
information@cavsg.org.uk
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| Phone |
01928 576641
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| Fax |
01928 576649
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| Address |
3 Fryer Street, Runcorn, Merseyside, WA7 1DF
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