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School in Essex fined £46,000 for exposing staff to asbestos
Following an HSE investigation, a mid-Essex school has been ordered to pay £46,000 after a poorly-planned refurbishment exposed staff to asbestos…
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Car giant General Motors UK Ltd sentenced following asbestos contamination
General Motors UK Ltd has been fined £120,000 after it was discovered that asbestos boarding panels had contaminated a site…
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Indoor market closed following fear of asbestos exposure
The indoor market in Sandbach has been closed until further notice following concerns that a collapsed roof may have exposed asbestos…
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Asbestos to blame for accountant’s death
A retired accountant died from industrial disease linked to exposure to asbestos, an inquest has heard…
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Two maintenance companies hit with fines after disturbing asbestos
Two companies have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment work. Westminster Magistrates…
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Police Scotland to survey hundreds of buildings for asbestos
Police Scotland may have to carry out asbestos surveys on hundreds of its premises after a critical inspection by the health and safety quango, the Herald Scotland has reported…
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Construction company fined for asbestos disturbance
Yet another firm has been taken to Court by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for asbestos safety failings…
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Asbestos concerns for nearly 100 schools in Stoke
Every school in Stoke-on-Trent is to be tested for asbestosm after an academy was closed down for health and safety reasons…
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