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 ...
Category: Safety
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 ...
Cwmbran family’s asbestos lockdown nightmare
A frustrated family of four say they have spent the whole of the coronavirus lockdown living in two bedrooms after asbestos was found in their home. Simone Jones, from Northville in Cwmbran, says she has had “endless problems” at the Bron Afon property in Orchard Lane where she lives with husband...
Recycling company and director heavily fined over asbestos contamination at derelict factory
A company and its director have been fined after failing to safely manage asbestos at a former factory site in Co Armagh...
COVID-19: best practice that keeps customers safe
With the unprecedented concern surrounding COVID-19 we take the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff and clients extremely seriously. For this reason, we can undertake both residential and commercial surveys without the need to be accompanied on site...
Demolition company owner handed suspended sentence for asbestos offences
ACMs needlessly broken up in significant quantities across the site, leading to the risk of spreading asbestos fibres...
MoD staff sent on “indefinite leave” after discovery of widespread asbestos contamination
Testing is underway at a Ministry of Defence site in Ashchurch after staff were reportedly 'evacuated' due to "widespread asbestos contamination", it is reported...
British businesses targeted in new dust inspections, advises HSE
Firms across Great Britain are to be targeted in a new series of inspections focusing on dust control by the Health and Safety Executive...