Electrician wins asbestos case against car manufacturers Vauxhall
An electrician whose wife developed lung cancer after washing his asbestos-contaminated overalls has won a landmark action in the High Court...
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Luxury hotel business hit with huge fine for asbestos safety failings
One of Devon's most successful hospitality businesses faces a fine of hundreds of thousands of pounds for health and safety failings at one of its luxury hotels...
Calls of “scandal” as Wycombe Hospital “refuses”to reveal if patients and staff are at risk of asbestos-related disease
A hospital has allegedly refused to reveal whether its patients and staff may be at risk of a deadly asbestos-related disease, on the grounds of “commercial confidentiality” – a move branded “scandalous” by the devastated family of a former nurse...
Create a future without cancer. The time to act is now – starting with World Cancer Day
Each year on 4 February, World Cancer Day empowers all of us across the world to show support, raise our collective voice, take personal action and press our governments to do more....
HSE begins the latest construction inspection initiative across London with focus on asbestos
The inspection initiative is running until 17 February and will target London construction sites, primarily focusing on risks to health, particularly working with asbestos...
World Cancer Day provides opportunity to bring fresh focus on excellent No Time to Lose awareness campaign
World Cancer Day is organised by the Union for International Cancer Control, and provides a fantastic opportunity for organisations to bring a fresh focus to the excellent No Time to Lose awareness campaign.
Asbestos training adds up to £20,000 after employee awareness breach of HSE regulations
Council chiefs to shell out more than £20,000 on training staff after breaching health and safety law in their handling of an asbestos discovery at a school...
Council accused of failing to remove fly-tipped asbestos for three months
An asbestos expert has accused council officers of failing to remove two tons of fly-tipped waste which included the dangerous material. He first reported the illegal dumping to Bury Council three months ago, but says it was still there last week...