Company and director fined after workers exposed to asbestos
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited a site in Stretford, Manchester, and found an uncontrolled spread of asbestos containing materials around the premises.
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited a site in Stretford, Manchester, and found an uncontrolled spread of asbestos containing materials around the premises.
Nathan Cook, prosecuting on behalf of the HSE, told the court how the regulator received a concern on 31 August 2021 about asbestos disturbance. The concern related to a refurbishment project...
Last week the National Audit Office estimated that as many as 24,000 school buildings were beyond their initial design life, and of particular risk were 13,800 “system-built” blocks constructed between 1940 and 1980. Many of these contain asbestos...
The University of Sheffield is set to lead the way in pioneering patient-led mesothelioma research after being specially selected to launch the Mesothelioma UK Research Centre - Sheffield (MURC-S)
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 ...
Appeals from lawyers Irwin Mitchell to former workmates for help in establishing how he was exposed to the asbestos that claimed his life. ..