Construction firmed fined following unlicensed asbestos removal from primary school
A construction company has been fined after it carried out unsafe and unlicensed asbestos removal during the refurbishment works in a junior school in Dursley...
Tag: Regulations
Licensed asbestos workers to continue with medical examinations every two years
In October 2017 a proposed change to Regulation 22 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012), was the subject of a public consultation following the post implementation review (PIR)...
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 ...
Terminally ill local man to sue former employer over asbestos exposure claim
A dying Tayside man is suing his former employer after claiming he was exposed to asbestos at work and became terminally ill as a result...
Asbestos boss with ‘cavalier attitude to safety’ narrowly avoids jail
Boss sentenced to a six month prison sentence suspended for two years at Salisbury Crown Court on Friday...
Asbestos may be present in over 40 North Ayrshire schools
Deadly asbestos could be present in many North Ayrshire Schools. Figures show that 42 schools across the district could still have asbestos in them...
Concerns over plan for new ‘hazardous waste’ site that will deal with asbestos
A bid to create a new hazardous waste facility in South Hykeham which will deal with items including asbestos has caused a panic among residents, Lincolnshire Live has reported. But the team behind the planning application have assured people who live in the area that they have absolutely nothing...
Half of schools unaware whether their buildings contain asbestos, leaving teachers, staff and pupils at risk
Shockingly, nearly 50% of all respondents had not been told whether their school contains asbestos...