Heavy fines for Bradford hotel over asbestos removal delays
The court heard officers "were concerned" the asbestos risk hadn't been taken more seriously...
Category: Asbestos Management
Cornish construction company fined after dangerous demolition
There were no welfare facilities on site, no risk assessments and no demolition plans or asbestos survey available...
Building contractor fined for asbestos failings
A company has been fined for failing to complete the correct asbestos survey at a domestic construction project...
Why asbestos management must continue through lockdown, say professional bodies
Asbestos professional and trade bodies issue joint statement advising all duty-holders that asbestos must continue to be managed ...
Lorry-load of asbestos dumped on Dumfriesshire farm
Due to the hazardous nature of the material, the incident was raised as a matter of urgency with local and national agencies ...
Asbestos risk awareness should be part of NHS staff training, new study recommends
Awareness of asbestos risk and the possibility of a mesothelioma diagnosis should be added to the mandatory training for new NHS staff, given that asbestos is present in many hospital buildings, a report has recommended....
Ex-railway worker killed by mesothelioma after daily exposure to asbestos for 20 years
A railway worker who was exposed to asbestos died almost 35 years after he took redundancy, Derbyshire Live has reported....
Owners of Blackpool pier arcade sentenced over asbestos refurbishment while still open to public
Up to 600 workers and members of the public were potentially exposed to asbestos fibres from Blackpool's South Pier after the pier’s directors cut corners on cost to remove a circus style roof ...