HSE could fine Lincoln building firm £1m if convicted of asbestos offences
A Lincolnshire construction company could face fines of up to £1m for health and safety breaches involving asbestos if convicted at court...
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Waste dumped on Dartmoor may contain deadly asbestos
Concerns have been raised that bags stuffed full of construction waste dumped on Dartmoor could contain the deadly material asbestos...
Bereaved families of two York asbestos victims urge ex-colleagues to come forward
Families of two men who both apparently fell victim to York’s asbestos time-bomb have appealed for former colleagues to come forward with information...
Former bricklayer died after asbestos exposure, inquest told
A retired Southampton bricklayer died after years of asbestos exposure, an inquest heard. He was first exposed to deadly material whilst repairing a chimney...
How IRA’s Manchester Arndale bomb is still taking lives 20 years on
The real 'ticking time bomb' left by the IRA is still taking lives 20 years on from the terror atrocity of 1996...
Twenty building sites sent material containing asbestos
Twenty building sites in Co Wicklow and Dublin were supplied with material contaminated with a cancer-causing mineral from a local quarry...
Inquest hears that former building manager died of asbestos-related cancer
A former building manager died of asbestos-related cancer, an inquest has been told...
HSE responds to UCATT release on construction deaths
On 18 Feb 2016, construction union UCATT issued a press release to media that claimed there was an increase in prosecution delays and fall in convictions following construction deaths....