Workers find asbestos at another Aberdeen school
A union boss has called for answers after asbestos was discovered at an Aberdeen school just days before pupils return after the summer holidays...
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Asbestos-stricken Northfield School in Oxford could close
A "dilapidated" school for children with special needs that was declared unsafe after asbestos was found in a ceiling could close...
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...
The health and safety toolbox: Know your ABC of controlling risks at work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a great range of tools and guidance to help small and medium sized businesses understand health and safety...
Yearly memorial event sees Clydeside Action on Asbestos warn that children still at risk of deadly asbestos exposure
Clydeside Action on Asbestos is warning of the need to protect future generations from exposure to the deadly fibres ahead of their annual memorial service...
Union slams Fife Council after workers exposed to deadly asbestos
Fife Council urged to urgently carry out review of workplace health and safety policies after 7 staff members were exposed to killer asbestos ...
Union warns many Northampton schools still likely to contain asbestos
Health and safety warnings are being issued in Northampton next term as it is likely that all local authority schools built before the millennium will contain asbestos....
Asbestos scandal in UK schools blamed on government by JUAC
Sarah Jane Bowman lives with a death sentence. At the age 40 she received tragic news that she had the deadly cancer mesothelioma. She said in a report issued by the Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC): “To be told that I had a terminal illness and had less than a year to...