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Building contractor fined for asbestos failings
A company has been fined for failing to complete the correct asbestos survey at a domestic construction project…
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Why asbestos management must continue through lockdown, say professional bodies
Asbestos professional and trade bodies issue joint statement advising all duty-holders that asbestos must continue to be managed …
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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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Asbestos safety on HSE’s Health and Safety checklist for classrooms
As children and staff head back to school for a new term, the HSE has produced a checklist showing the real risks, including asbestos ….
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Asbestos cancer mesothelioma deaths at record high in the South West
New data from the HSE shows mesothelioma has caused the deaths of 154 people in Cornwall between 2013 and 2017…
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HSE publishes latest figures on asbestos related UK deaths
The HSE has published latest statistics (collated up to 2017) regarding meso deaths caused by exposure to asbestos…
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British businesses targeted in new dust inspections, advises HSE
Firms across Great Britain are to be targeted in a new series of inspections focusing on dust control by the Health and Safety Executive…
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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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