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...
As we head into the summer holidays, how confident are you about the presence and condition of any asbestos in your school, university, college or other education premises? Despite asbestos use being outlawed at the turn of this century, it is still prevalent in UK schools, with as many...
The court heard officers "were concerned" the asbestos risk hadn't been taken more seriously...
There were no welfare facilities on site, no risk assessments and no demolition plans or asbestos survey available...
Asbestos professional and trade bodies issue joint statement advising all duty-holders that asbestos must continue to be managed ...
Researchers say minute gold tubes could be used to treat mesothelioma – a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos...
Due to the hazardous nature of the material, the incident was raised as a matter of urgency with local and national agencies ...
A new project has been launched to provide support to asbestos-related cancer patients in Wales, funded by Mesothelioma UK ...