The Dust at Acre Mill - World In Action. Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of 3:

British TV documentary 1972- World In Action - The Dust At Acre Mill.

Graphic accounts of how a British asbestos manufacturer broke the law from 1940-1970 regarding work place conditions.

The Cape Asbestos factory at Acre Mill, above Hebden Bridge has been regarded as one of the UK's biggest work place health disasters. Hundreds of people have suffered asbestosis and died early as a result of fibrosis or asbestos related cancer. The deaths still continue despite the factory closing in 1970.

Locals say the factory dumped huge amounts of asbestos waste in the area.

Exposure to even small amounts of respirable asbestos fibrer can manifest itself as terminal cancer decades later.

That is the deadly legacy of Acre Mill. The site and the people who have been damaged must be treated with respect. Future generations must be kept safe from any disturbance of the asbestos waste that lurks in this picturesque Yorkshire town.

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[Allante715]

If the Asbestos industry actually invested money in real safety equipment they could have saved themselves. But they didn`t and greed ended up killing themselves. Just respirators could have saved a shitload of lives.

[GERAINT17]

Demolished but not forgotten. 1979 isn't that far back and it can take 40 to 60 years for the symptoms to appear in some cases. Recently they tried to develop the site but the locals were scared of the asbestos waste buried there and managed to block it. There are loads of asbestos dumps in the valley so it could prove to be a lingering legacy. It's a very nasty way to die with much suffering.

[srfurley]

@feracat07

No, it was demolished long ago.

[feracat07]

is it still there now?