London Underground users should know about toxic dust risk, whistleblower says

A tribunal has vindicated the workplace health concerns of Micky Steeds, a London Underground worker who was unfairly sacked after raising the alarm about toxic dust and asbestos exposure. The Guardian reports that Steeds, a former professional boxer, spent years cleaning decades of accumulated dust from the network's vents, lift shafts, and confined channels beneath station platforms. Now, with his case won, he wants every tube passenger to know about the potential hazards his whistleblowing has uncovered.

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