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Inspectas > News > 2018 > July

Month: July 2018

Ipswich welder dies 50 years after being exposed to asbestos at work

David Warne was exposed to the hazardous material while working with mechanical components that had to be kept at a certain temperature – maintained by the use of “massive asbestos blankets”...

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Posted on 24th July 201824th July 2018 Categories Asbestos, Asbestos Management Tags Asbestosis, Cancer, Compensation, Contractors, Ipswich, Suffolk, Tradespeople, Welding

Probe into Aberdeen school asbestos exposure following maintenance works

A "full investigation" is under way after asbestos was found at a school in Aberdeen...

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Posted on 21st July 201824th July 2018 Categories Education, Scotland Tags BBC, Children, Removal, Schools, Teachers

Over 300 schools in Kent alone could contain deadly asbestos

The county council is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for alleged breaches at one primary school ...

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Posted on 19th July 201819th July 2018 Categories Asbestos, Asbestos Management, Education Tags Cancer, Children, Employees, Environmental, Kent, Mesothelioma, Teachers

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7bn over asbestos talc cancer claims

Women claim the company’s talcum powder contributed to them developing ovarian cancer...

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Posted on 16th July 201816th July 2018 Categories Cancer Tags Cosmetics, Guardian, Johnson & Johnson, Mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, Talc

Asbestos death secretary’s family awarded £360,000 compensation

Lawyers for her family said it was a landmark case because it was the first time a judge had ruled that harmful dust must be suppressed at its source...

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Posted on 13th July 201817th July 2018 Categories Legal, Scotland Tags Asbestos, Asbestos Fibres, Cancer Research UK, Employees, Environmental, Mesothelioma, Public Health, Steel, West Lothian

Excellent asbestos resources available from IOSH to help beat occupational cancer

The IOSH has a fantastic range of free resources to help both the public and professionals find out more about asbestos and how to manage it....

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Posted on 4th July 20184th July 2018 Categories Asbestos, Education, HSE, Safety Tags Employees, Environmental, IOSH, Public Health

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