Yet more asbestos warning for schools after woman’s mesothelioma diagnosis
Ex-pupils of two Woodley schools are being urged to assist with an investigation after a woman was diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer...
Category: Education
Construction firmed fined following unlicensed asbestos removal from primary school
A construction company has been fined after it carried out unsafe and unlicensed asbestos removal during the refurbishment works in a junior school in Dursley...
Widow receives six-figure sum after teacher husband was exposed to asbestos in classroom
The widow of a former music teacher has received a six-figure sum after her husband was exposed to asbestos in the classroom...
Schools told not to pin up Christmas decorations in union asbestos guidance
Schools should avoid using pins and staples to fix Christmas decorations to classroom walls and ceilings in order not to disturb asbestos in the walls...
Inquest hears two Devon men killed by exposure to asbestos from time in Royal Navy and various hospitals
Asbestos lagging and dust throughout their working lives is acknowledged as cause of death ...
Ongoing timebomb of asbestos in schools to cost £58m in Worcestershire alone
Children attending local schools may inhale around 3,000,000 fibres during their school lives...
Balfour Beatty and subcontractors fined nearly £1.3million over asbestos failings during school refurbishment
Balfour Beatty and two subcontractors have been fined a total of £1.27m after workers were exposed to asbestos while refurbishing a school in Waltham Forest...
Oxford Uni building will now face demolition due to asbestos
The Tinbergen Building, which houses the departments of zoology and experimental psychology, was closed in February...