Cornish construction company fined after dangerous demolition
There were no welfare facilities on site, no risk assessments and no demolition plans or asbestos survey available...
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No plans to remove asbestos from 38 Coventry schools
A recent Freedom of Information request from the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed two thirds of Coventry schools contain potentially harmful asbestos. A total of 38 of the 57 schools of which the council is responsible for contain the substance, ...
Asbestos present in nine out of 10 NHS trust hospitals, BBC investigation reveals
An inquiry has been demanded after 198 out of 211 trusts responded to Freedom of Information requests admitting that the hazardous material forms part of their buildings...
Dept of Education re-open Asbestos management assurance process (AMAP) portal and extend deadline
The Dept of Education and Education Skills Funding Agency have reopened the 2018 to 2019 AMAP portal. This is to give responsible bodies a final chance to provide assured responses...
Hendon residents voice concern as asbestos revealed during demolition
People are worried about irreversible damage from asbestos after demolition work revealed toxic fibres in the structure...
Plans for refurbishing or demolishing your building? Think Asbestos!
If your company has a construction, refurbishment or demolition project in the pipeline, then you are responsible for undertaking specific asbestos surveys....
Asbestos ticking time bomb again highlighted by “shocking disparity” in the way multi-academy trusts manage risk
There have been more than 50 asbestos exposure incidents in academies, according to new figures obtained by education unions which are of a “shocking disparity” in the way multi-academy trusts (MATs) manage the risk...
Construction and asbestos companies both fined after unsafe work in Surrey
Staines Magistrates’ Court heard how Kingsley Asbestos Services Ltd (KAS) was working as a subcontractor to Bourne Valley Construction Services Ltd (BVCS)...