PCB Exposure Claims
PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) are organic compounds that were typically in use in painting and construction industries in the past. Although they were banned in the UK in 1986 following the U.S. ban in 1979, PCBs are still found in some products including fluorescent lights, transformers, adhesives, lubricating oils, de-dusting agents, vacuum pump fluids, hydraulic fluids, and casting agents.
This has posed serious life-threatening dangers to human life today. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can help individuals affected by PCB exposure to make a compensation claim.
Use of PCBs in Industries
The stability of PCB was a major value in industrial work environments – and this was the biggest threat to human health too. Since PCBs do not break down easily, safe disposal of the compound is almost impossible. They remain in the environment and atmosphere for long periods, even traveling long distances as they are cycled from the air to water and finally, to the soil.
Workers in industries where repair, replacement, or disassembling of old electrical equipment such as transformers, switch gear, and capacitors, are more likely to be exposed to PCBs since most of these older equipment contain PCBs in varying amounts.
How Does PCB Exposure Affect your Health?
Prolonged exposure to PCBs will lead to the gradual build-up of the compound in your body system and this can cause a variety of health conditions including chloracne – a skin condition which produces cysts, blackheads, and pustules. Evidence even suggests that women who come in contact with PCBs before or during pregnancy may produce children with reduced cognitive ability, along with compromised motor control and immune systems.
Studies have also revealed that high doses of PCB exposure can cause lowered thyroid hormone levels, affecting the overall physiological process of the body system. This negatively affects the metabolism, heart rate, growth and development, and body temperature of the individual.
PCBs enter the body system through three ways – skin contact, inhalation, and ingestion. It is your employer’s responsibility to provide adequate training for all employees in order to ensure their protection. If your employer fails to comply with health and safety standards by exposing you to PCB in the workplace, you may be entitled to a compensation claim. First off, if you have been exposed to PCB in your work environment, it would be ideal to seek the advice of a doctor immediately. Do not delay thinking the symptoms will pass.
How Claim Specialists Scotland Ltd Can Help?
Our claim specialists at Claim Specialists Scotland Ltd can advise and walk you through the process to ensure you come out top without any hassle. Since you have a three-year limitation period within which you are to make a PBC exposure compensation claim, it would be ideal for you to make your claim case as soon as the diagnosis has been made.
If your former employer is out of business at the time the medical diagnosis for PCB exposure is confirmed by a medical professional, our claim specialists at Claim Solutions Ltd can help you trace the insurer of your former employer. We have successfully managed several personal injury cases – and we will treat yours as a top priority too. Feel free to get in touch with us anytime for professional advice and guide through the claim case process. We look forward to speaking with you.
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