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...
Category: Asbestos
IOSH launches No Time To Lose campaign as their survey reveals one in four construction workers exposed to asbestos
One in four construction workers say they have been exposed to asbestos while two-thirds do not know that it can cause cancer, according to a survey by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health ...
Asbestos Surveyor fined after failing to detect asbestos following prosecution by HSE
A specialist asbestos company has been fined after failing to detect asbestos at a demolition site...
Charity which runs Wales’ oldest cinema has lost nearly £100,000 since it closed because of asbestos
The charity that runs Wales’ oldest cinema has lost almost £100,000 since its forced closure in December after asbestos was found in the building...
Leeds widower seeks help from ex-workmates after wife dies from mesothelioma
Washing her husband’s overalls may have caused the asbestos-related cancer which claimed the life of a great-grandmother from Leeds...
Deadly asbestos among tons of rubbish cleared from site for Luton’s new football stadium
Over 100 metres of fly-tipped rubbish have been cleared at the request of a town football club this week after locals voiced concerned over the hazardous materials on site...
Dumped asbestos at old bingo hall is ‘public health hazard’
Construction manager spotted the hazardous substance at the side of the local former Gala Bingo...
Do asbestos pipes pose a public health risk in Ireland?
The existence of asbestos in Ireland's water infrastructure came into sharp focus following the bursting of an asbestos pipe which left tens of thousands without mains water supply for up to a week...