newsBosses ignoring asbestos removal regulations
TRADESPEOPLE’S LIVES are being put at risk by bosses instructing workers to ‘get rid of asbestos themselves’, a study finds.
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newsConviction for illegal asbestos site
PDM INDUSTRIES has been handed fines and costs totalling £60,046 and its director, Peter Marquis, received a 42-week prison sentence (suspended for 18 months) and 200 hours of unpaid community work for his involvement in the offences.
articleAll inclusive protection
Selecting respiratory protection equipment (RPE) for today’s diverse workforce can be a challenge – workers come in all shapes and sizes and it is essential the RPE is right for each individual. Ian Kelsall looks at the importance of inclusivity in RPE.
newsCompanies fined after teenager exposed to asbestos
TWO COMPANIES have been fined after a 16-year-old worker was exposed to asbestos.
productReal-time asbestos monitoring is here
THE WORLD’S first real-time airborne asbestos monitor and alarm is already being successfully deployed on sites around the UK and Ireland.
newsFines issued after workers exposed to asbestos
A COMPANY and its director have been sentenced after workers were exposed to asbestos and its potential harmful effects.
newsWorkers exposed to asbestos during hotel demolition
A COMPANY director has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos during the demolition of a hotel in Cornwall.
newsDirector jailed for asbestos failings
A COMPANY director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester.
productReal-time asbestos monitoring – how does it work?
THE ALERT PRO Range from Shawcity represents one of the biggest advances in the field of asbestos monitoring for decades. The units are the world’s first and only devices capable of monitoring and warning in real-time if asbestos is disturbed and becomes airborne.
newsDirector prosecuted after falsifying documents
A COMPANY director has been fined £5,000 after he falsified asbestos removal documents while his firm worked on a block of flats in Brighton.
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