Indoor market closed following fear of asbestos exposure
The indoor market in Sandbach has been closed until further notice following concerns that a collapsed roof may have exposed asbestos...
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Asbestos to blame for accountant’s death
A retired accountant died from industrial disease linked to exposure to asbestos, an inquest has heard...
North East campaigners applaud new multi-million research centre for asbestos-related cancer
Thousands of North East victims of a deadly disease are set to benefit from a new £5m research centre into the fight against mesothelioma...
Everyone who lived in York in the 50s or 60s breathed in asbestos dust, says campaigner
People across York probably breathed in deadly asbestos dust from the former York carriage-works in the late 1950s and 60s, a former union leader has claimed...
Asbestos Risk Assessments – what they are, what they’re for, and what all employers need to know
If you are an employer and are planning any work that has the potential to disturb asbestos, then you are responsible for preparing a suitable and sufficient risk assessment. Your first responsibility is to the individuals you are asking to undertake the risk assessment in the first place...
Engineering firm fined after failure to act on asbestos risks
An engineering firm has been fined after asbestos was found at their factory and they failed to document or manage the risks to employees or visitors to the site. Darlington Magistrates’ Court heard how Blue Diamond Engineering Limited of County Durham, was notified of the presence of asbestos materials...