Planning to refurbish your business or residential premises? Think asbestos!
If your company has a construction, refurbishment or demolition project in the pipeline, then you are responsible for undertaking specific asbestos surveys....
Category: Asbestos Management
Manufacturing company fined after workers exposed to asbestos
Power Link Machines (UK) Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after the HSE was informed the company was using gaskets within its generator sets that contained asbestos.
Wood working company and director sentenced for exposing workers to asbestos, following HSE prosecution
A wood working company and its director have been fined after an inspection by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found a series of failings and risks associated with significant quantities of asbestos-containing materials...
32 year old Newcastle man battling terminal cancer blames asbestos at former school
Chris Willis, who is battling terminal cancer, believes it was caused by asbestos in his old Kenton school, Aged 29, he received the terrible news that he had mesothelioma ...
Children build sandcastles with pieces of asbestos on Carmarthenshire beach
An investigation has now been launched into reports of asbestos being found on Burry Port beach from the site of the former Carmarthen Bay Power Station.
HSE appeals for feedback to their review on the asbestos regulations and how they are working
This is your chance to make a valuable and positive contribution to the ongoing regulation of asbestos. As such your input is vital and will be invaluable to HSE, so if asbestos is relevant to you or your business, please take part if you can...
Heavy fines for Bradford hotel over asbestos removal delays
The court heard officers "were concerned" the asbestos risk hadn't been taken more seriously...
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...