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Inspectas > News > 2018 > October

Month: October 2018

“Dirty Laundry” – incredible asbestos movie reveals stark reality of corporate disregard for lives lost to mesothelioma

Why did a 90-year old grandmother and housewife, from a small suburban town in Illinois, die from a rare form of cancer that has only one cause: exposure to asbestos dust?

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Posted on 26th October 201826th October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, Cancer Tags Family, Film, Mesothelioma, Movie

Hendon residents voice concern as asbestos revealed during demolition

People are worried about irreversible damage from asbestos after demolition work revealed toxic fibres in the structure...

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Posted on 24th October 201826th October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, HSE Tags Construction, Demolition, Hendon, Public Health, Regulations, Removal, Surveying

Glasgow buildings to be demolished after thieves disturb asbestos

Buildings now due to be demolished after being ransacked by intruders...

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Posted on 21st October 201823rd October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, Cancer, Scotland Tags Crime, Demolition, Glasgow

Outrage as asbestos flakes fall from ceiling of crumbling Scottish primary school into food preparation area

Despite kitchen has been shut, furious parents are demanding to know why their children were put at potential risk and are demanding effective action ...

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Posted on 19th October 201823rd October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, Cancer, Scotland Tags Building, Children, Environmental, Public Health, Pupils, Schools, Skye

Norfolk construction firm fined £250k for unlicensed asbestos cleaning work

Companies warned they should be aware that the HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action against those that fall below the required standards....

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Posted on 17th October 201823rd October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, HSE, Legal Tags Asbestos Fibres, Demolition, Refurbishment, Regulations

Building owner hit with six month sentence for unlicensed asbestos removal during refurbishment

A Manchester-based businessman has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after failing to survey a property for asbestos before starting major refurbishment work...

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Posted on 14th October 201823rd October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, HSE Tags Building, Contractors, Employees, Fines, Prison, Refurbishment, Removal, Survey

HSE to target construction firms in new health inspections, with focus on asbestos

These inspections will be the first time the regulator has targeted the industry with a specific focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease ...

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Posted on 13th October 201823rd October 2018 Categories Asbestos, Asbestos Management, Cancer Tags Building, Campaigns, CAR Regs, Construction, Employees, Inspection, Lung, Occupational Health, Trades

Wood Processing firm fined for exposing workers to asbestos at Bosley Mill

A wood processing mill where four workers died in a 2015 explosion has been fined for exposing staff to asbestos...

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Posted on 11th October 201823rd October 2018 Categories Asbestos Management, Uncategorised Tags Cheshire, Cladding, Fibres, Wood Processing

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