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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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20th November 2020
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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6th November 2020
Owners of Blackpool pier arcade sentenced over asbestos refurbishment while still open to public

Up to 600 workers and members of the public were potentially exposed to asbestos fibres from Blackpool’s South Pier after the pier’s directors cut corners on cost to remove a circus style roof …
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21st June 2020
Academy demolition suspended over asbestos fears

Demolition work at a former Aberdeen school has been suspended following asbestos concerns…
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8th August 2019
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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1st August 2019
MoD staff sent on “indefinite leave” after discovery of widespread asbestos contamination

Testing is underway at a Ministry of Defence site in Ashchurch after staff were reportedly ‘evacuated’ due to “widespread asbestos contamination”, it is reported…
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9th July 2019
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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12th June 2019
Glasgow construction company pay the price for releasing asbestos containing materials during refurbishment

A Glasgow based building contractor has been fined after an employee used a powered saw to cut through a kitchen cupboard door, accidentally releasing asbestos containing materials…
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9th January 2019