On 7th September 2007 the Dorset Daily Echo reported that a widow whose husband died of mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, is seeking damages of up to £300,000 from Poole council and a private company he worked for.
Barry Rankine's widow Annette, of Muscliffe Bournemouth, is claiming damages from Dixon Mechanical Services of Ferndown and Poole Borough Council.
Mr Rankine was exposed to deadly asbestos dust and fibres when he worked as a heating engineer for Dixon's predecessor at Hurn Airport near Bournemouth between 1965 and 1976.
He was also exposed to asbestos when he worked for the council as a painter and decorator working on council houses in the Poole area. He often worked in boiler rooms at the airport, stripping off asbestos lagging, and clearing up debris and dust, and by the end of the day he was often covered in dust.
His work for the council involved preparing pipes and gutters which contained asbestos, and he was not warned of the health risks.
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http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.1673237.0.fight_for_300_000_in_asbestos_death_claim.php
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