Manchester Hostel owners sentenced over asbestos failings
Two family run companies have been fined after admitting health and safety failings at a site in Manchester, where they were carrying out a basement conversion...
Year: 2017
Asbestos discovery ousts Oxford Uni researchers from their labs
More than 1,600 people were forced to abandon labs and offices at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom after a routine renovation revealed asbestos in a building....
Construction and asbestos companies both fined after unsafe work in Surrey
Staines Magistrates’ Court heard how Kingsley Asbestos Services Ltd (KAS) was working as a subcontractor to Bourne Valley Construction Services Ltd (BVCS)...
Horrified dad finds potentially deadly asbestos used as infill in children’s playground
An investigation is underway after asbestos was found to have been used to infill a children’s playground...
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...
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...