newsStudents warned about deadly asbestos
STUDENTS FROM construction-related courses have been warned breathing in asbestos fibres is like “playing Russian roulette” with their lives.
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newsCompany fined for no asbestos assessment
A RESIDENTIAL property development company has been sentenced after failing to carry out an asbestos survey prior to undertaking extensive refurbishment works.
newsFree seminar for managing dangerous substances
CALLING ALL EHS professional in the West Midlands region. If you handle health-hazardous chemical products at your workplace, comprehensive legislation applies for the registration and documentation of the products.
newsConstruction targeted in new inspections
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS across Great Britain will be targeted on their health standards by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) it has been announced.
newsCompany fined for unlicensed asbestos work
A BRISTOL-based construction company has been sentenced for carrying out unlicensed asbestos work.
newsDublin’s Dangerous Substances campaign
TWO INTERNATIONAL organisations for safety and health at work are launching partnership support for a campaign about how ‘Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances’.
newsAsbestos exposure in science experiments
TENS OF thousands of pupils and teachers and other staff could have been exposed to asbestos in science labs, after it was revealed by the HSE that two companies have been supplying equipment containing the deadly material to UK schools.
newsCouncil fined after workers exposed to asbestos
KENT COUNTY Council (KCC) has been fined £200,000 after asbestos was disturbed at Lansdowne Primary School.
newsHSE investigating school asbestos concerns
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating batches of metal gauze mats containing asbestos, which have been supplied to schools.
newsGas worker’s six-figure asbestos settlement
A FORMER gas worker from Thornton-Cleveleys, who was diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, has spoken of his relief after specialist lawyers at Irwin Mitchell secured him a six-figure settlement from his former employer.
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