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...
Year: 2017
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...
Fly-tippers jailed for dumping asbestos near dance school
Two serial fly-tippers caught on video dumping illegal waste - including asbestos - near a children's dance school have been jailed, reports the BBC...
Rochdale woman claims washing husband’s asbestos-ridden clothes gave her cancer
A woman believes her fatal lung cancer was caused by washing her late husband’s asbestos-ridden clothes...
Contractor imprisoned after illegally removing asbestos, following HSE prosecution
A Bury contractor has been jailed after admitting illegally removing asbestos from a building he was working on...
Asbestos forces closure of Oxford University building for up to two years
Around 1,650 staff and students will have to move out of an Oxford University building for up to two years after asbestos was discovered, the BBC has reported....
Birmingham asbestos removers fined by HSE for critical safety failings
A Birmingham-based asbestos removal company has been fined for failing to meet health and safety standards....
Asbestos dumped in Somerset lane next to ‘no fly-tipping’ sign
Somerton resident and former town councillor Clive Wilson came across the fly-tipping on Sunday while out for a walk...