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Tag: Asbestos Fibres

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...

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Posted on 27th February 20202nd March 2020 Categories HSE, Legal, Safety, Uncategorised Tags ACMs, Asbestos Fibres, Demolition

How exposure to asbestos is still putting lives at risk – 20 years since it was banned

At least 5,000 deaths each year in the UK can be linked to asbestos exposure, despite the substance being banned in 1999...

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Posted on 4th June 201926th June 2019 Categories Asbestos, Asbestos Management, Cancer, Legal, Safety, Uncategorised Tags Asbestos Fibres, British Lung Foundation, IOSH, Mesothelioma, Trades

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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Posted on 13th April 201924th April 2019 Categories Asbestos, Cancer, Trades Tags Asbestos Fibres, Cars, Electricians, Fibres, Lagging, Mesothelioma, Motors, Pipes, Tradespeople, Vauxhall

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...

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Posted on 31st January 201931st January 2019 Categories Cancer, HSE, Safety, Trades Tags Asbestos Fibres, Building, Campaigns, Cancer, Construction, Contractors, Government, Inspection, Public Health

Two more sentenced following CDM breach as asbestos fibres are released during conservatory demolition

A landlord and building contractor have been fined after large quantities of asbestos fibres were released from the demolition of a conservatory at a rented property...

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Posted on 3rd January 20198th January 2019 Categories Asbestos Management, HSE, Legal Tags Asbestos Fibres, Cancer, Construction, Demolition, Environmental, Public Health, Refurbishment

Asbestos present in nine out of 10 NHS trust hospitals, BBC investigation reveals

An inquiry has been demanded after 198 out of 211 trusts responded to Freedom of Information requests admitting that the hazardous material forms part of their buildings...

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Posted on 10th December 201810th December 2018 Categories Healthcare Tags Advice, Asbestos Fibres, Contractors, Environmental, Government, Hospitals, National Education Union, NHS, Public Health, Regulations, Removal, Surveying

Can you claim for asbestos exposure?

Exposure to asbestos puts you at more risk of developing an asbestos-related disease later in life...

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Posted on 8th December 201810th December 2018 Categories Legal Tags Asbestos Fibres, Asbestosis, Compensation, Mesothelioma, NAH, Trades, Tradespeople

UK Government’s £32m bill for military veterans diagnosed with mesothelioma after service

The Ministry of Defence has handed out almost £32m to dying veterans who developed a deadly strain of cancer through their military career...

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Posted on 26th November 201826th November 2018 Categories Cancer, Legal, Uncategorised Tags Armed Forces, Asbestos Fibres, Compensation, Government, Mesothelioma, MoD, Regulations

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