FoI request reveals over 9 in 10 Solihull schools contain asbestos
46 of 53 schools are understood to have the material inside their educational buildings ...
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£150k fines for two construction companies for exposing sub-contractors to asbestos during school refurbishment
Two construction companies have been fined after sub-contractors working under their control were exposed to asbestos fibres during school refurbishment work...
Outrage as asbestos flakes fall from ceiling of crumbling Scottish primary school into food preparation area
Despite kitchen has been shut, furious parents are demanding to know why their children were put at potential risk and are demanding effective action ...
Asbestos-filled hallway at Cambridge University gave me mesothelioma, says academic
Senior economist says the illness was caused when he was researcher in the 1980s and 66 year old the father-of-three, could be one of hundreds who could now make a claim...
Kent County Council fined after workers exposed to asbestos at primary school
Canterbury Crown Court heard how an environmental health officer was carrying out a routine food inspection when they noticed what looked like asbestos rope hanging from the ceiling....
HSE investigate supply of metal gauze mats which contain asbestos to schools
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been made aware that two UK laboratory supply companies have supplied schools and potentially other users with gauze mats which contain asbestos...
What is the Asbestos Management Assurance Process and what does it mean for Schools, Academies and & Governors?
Read how Inspectas are offering a FREE Gap Analysis consultation to help schools and academies understand their asbestos status ahead of the AMAP deadline of 31 May 2018...
Asbestos ticking time bomb again highlighted by “shocking disparity” in the way multi-academy trusts manage risk
There have been more than 50 asbestos exposure incidents in academies, according to new figures obtained by education unions which are of a “shocking disparity” in the way multi-academy trusts (MATs) manage the risk...