More firms heavily fined after asbestos failings
A food company and their contractor have been fined over £165,000 after asbestos was disturbed during building work and only identified by chance when an asbestos removal contractor attended site....
Category: Training
Asbestos Risk Assessments – what they are, what they’re for, and what all employers need to know
If you are an employer and are planning any work that has the potential to disturb asbestos, then you are responsible for preparing a suitable and sufficient risk assessment. Your first responsibility is to the individuals you are asking to undertake the risk assessment in the first place...
Man fined for unlicensed removal of asbestos
A Surrey man was fined for exposing the residents of a house in Putney, himself and his assistant to asbestos. Magistrates heard how the owner of a three-storey town house in Putney was upgrading the central heating system of his home...
Lead training body UKATA announces two new educational courses
The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) has announced the introduction of two new courses. The Duty to Manage and Appointed Persons courses complement one another and are intended to provide delegates with the understanding, theoretical and practical skills to undertake the management of asbestos. As well as covering the...