AsbestosIQUK public-interest research
AsbestosIQ · Public exposure record

Tell us where you were exposed.

Why we ask

A record only you can write.

Asbestos diseases take 20 to 60 years to appear. By the time someone is diagnosed, the workplaces, foremen, and insurers have often gone. The people who knew best where the dust came from are the ones who breathed it in.

AsbestosIQ keeps a public-interest record of UK exposure locations. Each entry — checked by a person before publication — strengthens future claims, supports journalism, and builds a fuller picture of the asbestos legacy in this country than any single insurer or regulator holds.

What we’ll ask

Where (an employer, school, building site, ship, hospital). When (rough years are fine). Your role. A short note if you want.

What stays private

Your email is for verification only — it’s never published. You choose if your name appears at all. You can revoke consent any time.

This will take about five minutes. You can leave at any point; nothing is saved or sent until you tap submit on the last step.

What this is not

This isn’t a legal claim and isn’t a substitute for talking to a specialist asbestos solicitor. It’s a public-interest record that, with your consent, helps other people years from now prove exposure in places you remember when nobody else does.

If reading any of this brings up thoughts of harming yourself: call 999or go to A&E for immediate danger; NHS 111, mental health option, for urgent help that isn’t immediate; Samaritans 116 123, free, 24 hours.