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Read the full article | Published Sep 18, 2014Custodial sentence given for exposing workers to asbestos
Two Stoke-on-Trent brothers with little or no experience of building and construction work have been given prison sentences after they exposed workers to asbestos. At least seven workers are known to have been exposed to asbestos – one aged just 17 at the time – during refurbishment work at a former print works on Scotia […]
Read the full article | Published Aug 27, 2014Man wins £275k payout for school asbestos exposure
A man who claims he developed terminal cancer after being exposed to asbestos while a schoolboy in Devon has been given a council payout of £275,000. Chris Wallace, 36, was diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer of an organ lining – or mesothelioma – at 30. Devon County Council has settled a claim from him just a […]
Read the full article | Published Aug 18, 2014Manage buildings? You must manage Asbestos
Why manage asbestos? Asbestos must be properly managed to prevent people dying from asbestos diseases in the future. Workers who carry out building maintenance and repair are particularly at risk. Each year 1000 people who worked in such trades die from past exposures to asbestos fibres, and these workers are still at risk. Half a […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 17, 2014HSE announces results of Asbestos Management in schools inspection 2013/14
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the results of its latest asbestos in schools inspection initiative, which took place in 2013/14. HSE inspected a carefully selected random sample of 153 non-local authority schools between April 2013 and January 2014, which included independent, voluntary aided and foundation schools, free schools and academies. The majority […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 09, 2014School Govenors Fined Over Asbestos Breach
The governors of an Belfast grammar school have been fined after asbestos was found in buildings being used as a nursery school. Asbestos was found in buildings rented out by Bloomfield Collegiate prep school to a nursery. Bloomfield’s board of governors pleaded guilty to three breaches of health and safety law. They were fined £7,500, […]
Read the full article | Published Jun 20, 2014“What is an Asbestos Survey and do I need one?”
An asbestos survey is an effective way to help you manage asbestos in your premises by providing accurate information about the location, amount and type of any asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). While not a legal requirement, it is recommended that you arrange a survey if you suspect there are ACMs in your premises. Alternatively, you may […]
Read the full article | Published May 30, 2014Worker in court after asbestos exposure
A supervisor in charge of removing asbestos from a Canterbury school boiler house has been prosecuted after he recklessly exposed himself to the potentially-dangerous material. The worker, then a supervisor with a Medway company licensed to remove asbestos, was spotted working unprotected at the site at Canterbury Academy in Knight Avenue on 30 May 2013 […]
Read the full article | Published May 22, 2014Asbestos found in County Hall
“MEETINGS have had to be relocated from Chichester’s County Hall after asbestos was discovered in the ceiling above the main chamber. West Sussex County Council is unable to hold full council meetings in the chamber for the immediate future, as the whole roof needs to be taken off to get rid of the asbestos. The […]
Read the full article | Published May 20, 2014Firm in court for failing to communicate known asbestos risk
A Battersea building firm has been fined for failing to highlight the known presence of asbestos insulating board (AIB) at a Berkshire warehouse – exposing a foreman and others to potential harm when it was ripped out during refurbishment work. The contractor was in possession of a detailed asbestos survey that clearly identified the location […]
Read the full article | Published May 16, 2014
