Cornish construction company fined after dangerous demolition
There were no welfare facilities on site, no risk assessments and no demolition plans or asbestos survey available...
Category: Asbestos
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 ...
How tiny gold tubes could help tackle asbestos related cancers
Researchers say minute gold tubes could be used to treat mesothelioma – a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos...
Lorry-load of asbestos dumped on Dumfriesshire farm
Due to the hazardous nature of the material, the incident was raised as a matter of urgency with local and national agencies ...
New project to support asbestos cancer patients in Wales
A new project has been launched to provide support to asbestos-related cancer patients in Wales, funded by Mesothelioma UK ...
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 ...
Compensation scheme announced for asbestos mesothelioma victims in Jersey
The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme is a one-off payment from Jersey's government and will be introduced in October...
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...