British businesses targeted in new dust inspections, advises HSE
Firms across Great Britain are to be targeted in a new series of inspections focusing on dust control by the Health and Safety Executive...
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Industry bodies launch asbestos skills certification
Asbestos professionals in the UK have joined forces to launch a certification card so that workers can prove they are qualified to handle the material...
How exposure to asbestos is still putting lives at risk – 20 years since it was banned
At least 5,000 deaths each year in the UK can be linked to asbestos exposure, despite the substance being banned in 1999...
Construction firm fined over £175,000 for unsafe asbestos removal
A construction company and one of its director have been fined over £170,000 after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos during demolition work,...
FoI request reveals over 9 in 10 Solihull schools contain asbestos
46 of 53 schools are understood to have the material inside their educational buildings ...
NHS Trust sentenced following employee and contractor asbestos exposure during refurbishment work
An NHS trust has been fined £16,000 over failures surrounding the discovery of asbestos at one of its hospitals...
North East social housing firm launches investigation over asbestos fears during repairs
A social housing tenant claims workmen have potentially exposed his family to asbestos, the BBC has reported...
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health publishes international webinar on ‘Preventing Asbestos Exposure Risks’
To tackle asbestos-related cancer risks during Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2019, the IOSH organised ...