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Inspectas signs the Armed Forces Covenant
Inspectas is proud to announce that we have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, formalising our commitment to support serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families. The Covenant reflects a national promise…
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Latest annual work-related fatalities – including mesothelioma – published by HSE
Great Britain continues to be one of the safest places in the world to work, according to new analysis published by the Health and Safety Executive. The analysis comes alongside the annual release of HSE’s statistics for work-related fatalities for 2025/26,…
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The very real business cost of working unsafely with asbestos
Exposure to asbestos is the greatest cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain. If disturbed, harmful fibres are released into the air and can cause fatal diseases when inhaled….
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Inspectas simplifies CDM compliance with launch of bespoke new website
Property compliance specialist Inspectas has launched a new website to help architects, developers and contractors navigate the complexities of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. Since the CDM Regulations 2015 broadened CDM responsibility to all “duty holders”, Inspectas has developed a team of specialists dedicated to managing the full process to take the pressure and workload…
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Companies fined after 16-year-old worker exposed to asbestos
The worker been breaking up cement sheets taken from the roof of the property and putting them into a skip. Asbestos was later found to be in the cement sheets, exposing the worker to asbestos fibres.
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Former construction company directors sentenced for failing to prevent exposure to asbestos
Two former company directors have been sentenced and fined after a refurbishment project at a former department store was found to have disturbed asbestos containing materials (ACMs) while demolition work…
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Construction company fined and director sentenced after workers exposed to asbestos
Manchester based construction company has been fined and its director sentenced to a community order of 200 hours unpaid work after workers disturbed asbestos during a refurbishment project….
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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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