Why asbestos management must continue through lockdown, say professional bodies
Asbestos professional and trade bodies issue joint statement advising all duty-holders that asbestos must continue to be managed ...
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Owners of Blackpool pier arcade sentenced over asbestos refurbishment while still open to public
Up to 600 workers and members of the public were potentially exposed to asbestos fibres from Blackpool's South Pier after the pier’s directors cut corners on cost to remove a circus style roof ...
Academy demolition suspended over asbestos fears
Demolition work at a former Aberdeen school has been suspended following asbestos concerns...
Asbestos cancer mesothelioma deaths at record high in the South West
New data from the HSE shows mesothelioma has caused the deaths of 154 people in Cornwall between 2013 and 2017...
MoD staff sent on “indefinite leave” after discovery of widespread asbestos contamination
Testing is underway at a Ministry of Defence site in Ashchurch after staff were reportedly 'evacuated' due to "widespread asbestos contamination", it is reported...
British businesses targeted in new dust inspections, advises HSE
Firms across Great Britain are to be targeted in a new series of inspections focusing on dust control by the Health and Safety Executive...
Glasgow construction company pay the price for releasing asbestos containing materials during refurbishment
A Glasgow based building contractor has been fined after an employee used a powered saw to cut through a kitchen cupboard door, accidentally releasing asbestos containing materials...
Children told to keep out of an unused school due to risk of asbestos poisoning
Young people and children have been told to keep out of an unused Highland school due to the dangers and risk of asbestos poisoning...