UK Government’s £32m bill for military veterans diagnosed with mesothelioma after service
The Ministry of Defence has handed out almost £32m to dying veterans who developed a deadly strain of cancer through their military career...
Category: Legal
Norfolk construction firm fined £250k for unlicensed asbestos cleaning work
Companies warned they should be aware that the HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action against those that fall below the required standards....
Asbestos fly-tipper fined £1,400 for dumping waste in a park
Cement-bonded asbestos, bricks and concrete were all found dumped in an children's' park...
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...
Property management company fined for failing to undertake asbestos assessment
A Peterborough property management company has today been sentenced after failing to carry out an asbestos survey prior to undertaking extensive refurbishment works...
Asbestos death secretary’s family awarded £360,000 compensation
Lawyers for her family said it was a landmark case because it was the first time a judge had ruled that harmful dust must be suppressed at its source...
Woman killed by mesothelioma after asbestos dust exposure from carpenter husband’s work clothes
An inquest yesterday into the death of Janet O’Connell revealed she had been diagnosed with the asbestos-related disease despite having had no direct contact with the material...
Asbestos ticking time bomb again highlighted by “shocking disparity” in the way multi-academy trusts manage risk
There have been more than 50 asbestos exposure incidents in academies, according to new figures obtained by education unions which are of a “shocking disparity” in the way multi-academy trusts (MATs) manage the risk...