Firefighters confirm asbestos risk at Torquay town centre house blaze
Asbestos found in a house which was the scene of a major fire and police incident in the centre of Torquay on Saturday...
Month: March 2017
Investment secured for developers of asbestos warning device
Devon-based business which has developed a new asbestos warning device has secured investment to support the commercialisation of its technology...
Stirling Council fined for ignoring asbestos warnings
Court hears workers were not provided with protective clothing or masks, creating the risk they could develop asbestos-related illnesses...
Government report finds Asbestos Management problems in 20 percent of UK schools
A report released by the government finds that more than 4,600 of 5,500 schools surveyed still contain asbestos...
Bedfordshire contractor fined for poor asbestos assessment
A Bedfordshire based contractor has been fined after failing to carry out suitable assessment of asbestos removal work...
Dump spilling toxic asbestos on to Bray beach
An exposed dump is spilling toxic asbestos on to a beach in Bray, Co Wicklow – and may contain more then twice the volume of waste as thought...