Institution of Occupational Safety and Health publishes international webinar on ‘Preventing Asbestos Exposure Risks’
To tackle asbestos-related cancer risks during Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2019, the IOSH organised ...
Month: April 2019
Devon hoteliers fined after failing to assess presence of asbestos during refurbishment
A Devon based hoteliers has been sentenced today after materials containing asbestos were disturbed during a major refurb at The Park Hotel in Barnstaple, the HSE has reported...
Electrician wins asbestos case against car manufacturers Vauxhall
An electrician whose wife developed lung cancer after washing his asbestos-contaminated overalls has won a landmark action in the High Court...
Calls of “scandal” as Wycombe Hospital “refuses”to reveal if patients and staff are at risk of asbestos-related disease
A hospital has allegedly refused to reveal whether its patients and staff may be at risk of a deadly asbestos-related disease, on the grounds of “commercial confidentiality” – a move branded “scandalous” by the devastated family of a former nurse...