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...
The inspection initiative is running until 17 February and will target London construction sites, primarily focusing on risks to health, particularly working with asbestos...
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Construction Group has released two superb webinars around asbestos management...
Despite kitchen has been shut, furious parents are demanding to know why their children were put at potential risk and are demanding effective action ...
A Manchester-based businessman has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after failing to survey a property for asbestos before starting major refurbishment work...
These inspections will be the first time the regulator has targeted the industry with a specific focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease ...
Firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower fire are among those who may have been exposed to toxic fumes, with surviving children also at risk...
A machining manufacturer has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos fibres whilst demolishing an internal wall....