productWhite paper on asbestos in schools
Risk management and occupational safety company Lucion Services has launched a campaign to highlight the hazards of asbestos containing materials in schools.
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productAsbestos respiratory face mask
Asbestos is a deadly material that was used widely in construction, but it’s use was restricted and ultimately banned in the UK outright in 1999. But it still remains in many older constructions and buildings, and the fine fibrous minerals can be the cause of such diseases as asbestosis, lung cancers, and non-malignant pleural disease to those that come into direct contact.
productMedical examination review for asbestos workers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reviewing the frequency of medical examinations for workers carrying out licensed work under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012). Chris Parr, assurance director at Lucion Services examines what this means for you.
productUKATA updates rules
The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) was established in 2008. To continue to offer benefits to members and protect their position within the industry, UKATA has overhauled its rules of membership.
productCollege asbestos system
Chesterfield College has adopted Lucion Environmental’s new quick response (QR) code-based system to ensure that full details of the presence of any asbestos in a particular location are made immediately available to whoever may need it.
newsCompany fined following unlicensed asbestos removal from primary school
A construction company has been fined after it carried out unsafe and unlicensed asbestos removal during the refurbishment works in a junior school in Dursley.
newsLogistics company fined after multiple safety failings
Quainton Logistics & Storage has been fined after both putting workers at risk and allowing conditions on site to fall well below the expected standard.
newsAsbestos removal company and managers sentenced after forging documents
An asbestos removal company, and two of its managers, have been prosecuted after forging documents in order to obtain an asbestos licence from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
productAsbestos analysis gives reassurance
Lucion Services says that its powerful scanning electron microscopy (SEM) can more effectively measure occupational exposure concentrations for asbestos in workplace premises than other techniques.
productImmersive asbestos and Legionella training
As one of the leading training providers in the safety and environmental consultancy industry, training over 2000 delegates each year, Airborne Environmental Consultants (AEC) are proud to launch an immersive training experience, enabling delegates to ‘virtually’ step into the award winning, Hazard House.
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