Providing Free Advice and Support
The North East Asbestos Support and Awareness Group is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a comprehensive advice service for asbestos sufferers and their families. NASAG is supported by volunteers and our services are offered completely free of charge.
Since 2002 NASAG has grown rapidly in both stature and experience. All of our volunteers have personal experience in dealing with asbestos related diseases including mesothelioma.
Founded by the late Frank Gray, NASAG has now given support and advice to over one thousand clients and helped obtain £1.5million in compensation.
Asbestos in Social Housing
The speakers will be Dr Linda Waldman, Heather Williams and Peter Wilson
The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber at Gateshead Civic Centre on Wednesday 24th November at 7pm
A poster and full details can be downloaded here
Asbestos in Schools
An analysis for NASAG of the replies from councils in the north east region raises a number of questions as to the overall value of the survey, and more so the reliability of the responses given to the HSE.
A briefing produced by NASAG can be downloaded here
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published the results of its survey on asbestos management by local authorities of asbestos in systems built schools constructed between 1945 and 1980. Although it was estimated in 2006 there were 900 schools with asbestos materials in the north east region, including the system built ones highlighted by the HSE as those most likely to pose risk, and presumably thousands more nationwide the enquiry had only asked about systems built schools where asbestos had been widely used to clad steel frame constructions.
Our Mesothelioma Information Booklet can be downloaded here:
Mesothelioma Booklet