Roofer fined for asbestos safety failings
A roofer based in Berkshire has been fined after disturbing and removing asbestos without a licence...
Category: Asbestos
Two maintenance companies hit with fines after disturbing asbestos
Two companies have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment work. Westminster Magistrates...
Fears teacher was killed by mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure during career
The wife of a former teacher fears he may have been exposed to asbestos during his time as a science teacher...
Asbestos scandal in UK schools blamed on government by JUAC
Sarah Jane Bowman lives with a death sentence. At the age 40 she received tragic news that she had the deadly cancer mesothelioma. She said in a report issued by the Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC): “To be told that I had a terminal illness and had less than a year to...
Concerns over plan to build homes on land contaminated with asbestos
Up to 300 new homes could be built on the site of a former power station – on land which is heavily contaminated with asbestos....
Schools “asbestos scandal” puts pupils and teachers at risk of killer disease
Committee warns of 'urgent need for action' to protect pupils, staff and teachers from fatal diseases caused by asbestos, according to JUAC...
Man fined after exposing employees to asbestos
An employee exposed his workers to asbestos fibres during the refurbishment of a social club in Ashington, Northumberland....
Demolition of Chelmsford’s ugliest building delayed again over asbestos fears
The demolition of a building voted Chelmsford's ugliest has been delayed for another two weeks amid discovery of unexpected asbestos...