Wood processing firm fined after exposing workers to asbestos during maintenance work
A wood processing company has been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out at its premises in in Macclesfield...
Category: Asbestos Management
Workers find asbestos at another Aberdeen school
A union boss has called for answers after asbestos was discovered at an Aberdeen school just days before pupils return after the summer holidays...
Fines of over £200k for waste management company trio following “appalling” asbestos negligence
Three directors of a now-liquidated waste management company have been sentenced after a series of “appalling” failures, exposing the public and the environment to asbestos...
Ipswich welder dies 50 years after being exposed to asbestos at work
David Warne was exposed to the hazardous material while working with mechanical components that had to be kept at a certain temperature – maintained by the use of “massive asbestos blankets”...
Over 300 schools in Kent alone could contain deadly asbestos
The county council is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for alleged breaches at one primary school ...
More contractors fined for carrying out unsafe, unlicensed asbestos removal work
Two contractors were sentenced today after removing asbestos pipe lagging without taking the necessary precautions to reduce exposure to asbestos...
What is the Asbestos Management Assurance Process and what does it mean for Schools, Academies and & Governors?
Read how Inspectas are offering a FREE Gap Analysis consultation to help schools and academies understand their asbestos status ahead of the AMAP deadline of 31 May 2018...
Nairn Academy pupils allowed into class where asbestos dust found
School staff said they were "incorrectly advised" that a woodwork area could be used after asbestos dust temporarily closed other classrooms...