A campaign warning tradespeople about the dangers of asbestos has won a prestigious international award. The Health and Safety Executive’s ‘hidden killer’ campaign came top in the health category of the European Excellence Awards, held in Vienna, which honour outstanding achievements in public relations. Around 20 tradesmen a week die in the UK from asbestos-related diseases and the aim of the campaign, launched in autumn 2008, was to help prevent another generation of plumbers, plasterers, electricians and joiners having their lives cut short..

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‘Hidden Killer’ Asbestos Campaign Wins International Award

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