Fly-tippers jailed for dumping asbestos near dance school
Two serial fly-tippers caught on video dumping illegal waste - including asbestos - near a children's dance school have been jailed, reports the BBC...
Tag: Regulations
Unlicensed handyman fined for unsafe asbestos removal
An unlicensed Tamworth handyman who potentially exposed workers to deadly asbestos particles has been fined more than £1,000....
More asbestos left dumped in Blackpool streets
An investigation has been launched after asbestos sheets were dumped outside two addresses in Bispham...
Hospital air tests return negative result for asbestos
Air testing has returned a negative result for asbestos after dust fell on a patient in a hospital’s intensive care unit...
Police Scotland to survey hundreds of buildings for asbestos
Police Scotland may have to carry out asbestos surveys on hundreds of its premises after a critical inspection by the health and safety quango, the Herald Scotland has reported...
Plumber’s family get deserved asbestos compensation
The family of a West Yorkshire hospital’s former long-serving plumber has been issued compensated after he developed a lung condition through asbestos exposure...
Demolition of Chelmsford’s ugliest building delayed again over asbestos fears
The demolition of a building voted Chelmsford's ugliest has been delayed for another two weeks amid discovery of unexpected asbestos...
Company fined £16,000 over inappropriate storage of hazardous waste including asbestos
A South Devon company has been ordered to pay nearly £16,000 after pleading guilty to offences relating to inappropriate storage of hazardous waste, including asbestos roof tiles. The case was heard on 26 January at Torquay Magistrates’ Court after the Environment Agency (EA) brought charges against the company...