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Inspectas > News > 2018 > September

Month: September 2018

‘Fit and well’ 33 year old woman dies of asbestos cancer following gap year in Argentina 15 years ago

Medical researcher Rose Wharton, 33, fell ill from mesothelioma in September, as Coroner says cancer is usually found in builders with 30 years in the business...

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Posted on 26th September 20183rd October 2018 Categories Cancer Tags Asbestos Fibres, Mesothelioma, Schools

“Asbestos particles in smoke” could be risk for Grenfell Tower survivors

Firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower fire are among those who may have been exposed to toxic fumes, with surviving children also at risk...

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Posted on 23rd September 20185th October 2018 Categories Asbestos, Asbestos Management, Cancer, Safety Tags ambulance, Building, Cladding, Construction, Environmental, fire service, Grenfell, Housing, Mesothelioma, NHS, NHS England, Public Health

Kent County Council fined after workers exposed to asbestos at primary school

Canterbury Crown Court heard how an environmental health officer was carrying out a routine food inspection when they noticed what looked like asbestos rope hanging from the ceiling....

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Posted on 15th September 20186th October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, Education Tags Children, Employees, Environmental, Kent, Kent County Council, Mesothelioma, Pupils, Schools, Teachers

HSE offers advice to users of Bunsen burner wire gauzes that may contain asbestos

As a precautionary measure, and in line with the general legal requirement to prevent exposure to asbestos, the gauzes should be disposed of ...

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Posted on 10th September 20186th October 2018 Categories Asbestos, Education, HSE Tags Children, Schools, Teachers

HSE investigate supply of metal gauze mats which contain asbestos to schools

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been made aware that two UK laboratory supply companies have supplied schools and potentially other users with gauze mats which contain asbestos...

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Posted on 7th September 201810th September 2018 Categories Asbestos, Cancer, Education Tags Children, Pupils, Schools, Science, Teachers

Manufacturer fined after workers exposed to asbestos

A machining manufacturer has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos fibres whilst demolishing an internal wall....

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Posted on 2nd September 20184th September 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, HSE, Safety Tags Building, Employees, Environmental, Refurbishment

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