Slough Council alerts HSE over questionable asbestos disposal
Images appearing to show council contractors disposing of asbestos in a questionable way have been passed to the Health and Safety Executive ...
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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...
Do asbestos pipes pose a public health risk in Ireland?
The existence of asbestos in Ireland's water infrastructure came into sharp focus following the bursting of an asbestos pipe which left tens of thousands without mains water supply for up to a week...
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...
Conviction for man caught on surveillance camera dumping asbestos
Suspended custodial sentence handed down to man who had pleaded guilty to two offences of fly-tipping at an earlier hearing...
Environment bosses took six days to remove asbestos from bonfire site
Big delay in Northern Ireland Environment Agency removing deadly asbestos dumped at a bonfire site used by children in Co Tyrone, a councillor has claimed...
Department for Education ‘exposed staff to asbestos risk’ at derelict Runcorn property
The HSA has revealed it reprimanded the Department For Education for failing to protect staff from exposure to asbestos during remediation work ...
Retired Darwen electrician killed by asbestos injuries, Blackburn inquest is told
An inquest has been told how a retired electrician has died from asbestos related injuries,reports the Lancashire Telegraph...