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Asbestos removal firm fined for putting workers at risk 18 Jun 2012 | 04:24 pm
A licensed asbestos removal contractor has been fined for putting its workers at risk of exposure to the dangerous substance during a refurbishment project in Warwickshire. The Health and Safety Execu...
Timber repair firm responsible for spread of asbestos fibres in shop 14 Jun 2012 | 04:28 pm
Potentially deadly asbestos fibres were spread in part of a shop by unqualified workmen and left on the premises for three weeks. In a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Cardiff Mag...
Occupational health risks offshore – Asbestos 3 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
Offshore installations built before 1999 can contain asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). The older the installation the more likely that the higher risk materials such as lagging and boarding will b...
Dorset builder ignored asbestos risks 30 Apr 2012 | 09:47 pm
A self-employed builder has been fined for demolishing a building without first carrying out an asbestos survey. Stuart Pearson, of Verwood, Dorset, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (...
Bagged-up asbestos dumped in street near Duncombe Street car park 20 Apr 2012 | 09:32 pm
DISGUSTED residents have spoken of their shock after a bag believed to contain asbestos was dumped outside their homes. The large red bag – which carried a warning that it contained asbestos – was lef...
Asbestos – New regulations come into force 17 Apr 2012 | 09:20 pm
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 [1] came into force on 6 April 2012, updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission's view that the UK had not fully impleme...
Firm fined after failing to manage asbestos at Tyneside site 5 Apr 2012 | 03:29 am
A laboratory testing firm has been prosecuted after putting workers at its Tyneside premises at risk of exposure to asbestos. An investigation was launched into the activities of Exova (UK) Limited fo...
