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Inspectas retained as Cumberland Council’s asbestos experts
Continuing the contract for asbestos management re-inspection and assessment services which was originally awarded in 2020, our team has secured this specialist contract following a competitive tender process…
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Sunday Times joins NASUWT’s and Work & Pensions Committee’s call for urgent prioritisation of asbestos removal in schools
Last week the National Audit Office estimated that as many as 24,000 school buildings were beyond their initial design life, and of particular risk were 13,800 “system-built” blocks constructed between 1940 and 1980. Many of these contain asbestos…
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Middlesbrough woman in court over asbestos waste dumping near nursery
woman has appeared in court accused of involvement in the fly-tipping of 61 tonnes of rubbish – including two tonnes of asbestos – near a nursery…
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New TUC research shows thousands of local authority buildings still contain asbestos
Asbestos is still the biggest workplace killer according to the Health and Safety Executive, and Britain has the highest rates of mesothelioma cases in the world. But the new research reveals…
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Asbestos management company director jailed and fined £100k for failure to protect workers
Chelmsford Crown Court heard that concerns were raised by workers at Ensure Asbestos Management Limited who believed they were being put in danger whilst carrying out refurbishment work….
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Builder prosecuted for unsafe asbestos removal that exposed employees to serious health risk
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Mr Lynch was made aware that asbestos was present in the property, and yet he failed to make adequate enquiries as to where the asbestos was…
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Asbestos found among rubbish dumped in mindless rural fly-tip
Workers had to wear full body protective suits as they removed the dangerous material near Bagworth…
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Durham school and contractor hit with fines for unsafe removal of asbestos
A school and its maintenance contractor have been fined after workers disturbed asbestos at the school while installing a new heating system. Peterlee Magistrates’ Court heard that, in February 2019, T.W. Steam & Heating Services Limited had been contracted by Park View Academy, to install a new heating system in the school building at Park…
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