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What to do if you think you have asbestos in your home
unless asbestos is damaged or disturbed, it is safe to leave it in place never sand, drill or saw asbestos materials always seek professional advice before thinking of removing asbestos materials do not attempt to remove asbestos lagging, spray coatings or insulation board by yourself – these materials can only be safely removed by […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 16, 20118 Steps to managing asbestos safely
1 – take reasonable steps to find out if there are materials containing asbestos in non-domestic premises, and if so, its amount, where it is and what condition it is in; 2 – presume materials contain asbestos unless there is strong evidence that they do not; 3 – make, and keep up to date, a record […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 14, 2011Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 Discusses Asbestos Compenstation
Today’s Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 discusses asbestos compensation after two families have recently won claims following the death of their loved ones to asbestos related diseases. One of the victims, Mrs Dianne Wilmore was exposed to asbestos whilst she was a pupil at Bowring School in Huyton, during the 1970s; she died in 2009, the day […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 10, 2011Asbestos survey would have identified asbestos roof panels
A roofing company using pressurised water washers to clean roof panels on industrial units has caused the release of asbestos fibres. A Hampshire based company was contracted to carry out maintenance on various industrial units in Market Harborough from December 2008. The problem came to light when asbestos was discovered outside the units by a Leicestershire County Council health and safety […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 07, 2011Death related to asbestos exposure?
John Williams, from Wollescote, Dudley, passed away from what is believed to be a disease related to asbestos. His widow Valerie Williams, told Stourbridge News that “when he worked at John Barnsley Cranes … old brake shoes would be disposed of by breaking them in half and throwing them away.” The coroner found that the victim […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 02, 2011Asbestos funding into asbestos related diseases.
The British Lung Foundation (BLF) is due to announce funding opportunities for research into diseases linked to asbestos. The BLF has full support within the health industry for example from the Medical Research Council and the Department of Health. The research will be welcomed across the asbestos and construction industry as well as by members […]
Read the full article | Published Feb 28, 2011Asbestos danger in schools – Do you need an asbestos survey?
Some British schools are failing to meet their legal duty to protect their pupils from potentially fatal asbestos, a snapshot survey of 16 schools suggests. The report by the Asbestos Training and Consultancy Association said none of the 16 schools was meeting health and safety rules on managing the substance. Teaching unions want a full […]
Read the full article | Published Feb 23, 2011Asbestos Surveys – HSE warning regarding asbestos exposure.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning that firms exposing workers to asbestos would be penalised. It added suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution. An asbestos survey (Refurbishment/demoltion or Managment) will locate, assess and assist in the management of acm (asbestos containing material) within a property. To comply with regulation 4 of the […]
Read the full article | Published Feb 09, 2011
