Asbestos awareness campaign targets younger workers
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign to raise awareness among younger people who work as plumbers, electricians and other trades, of the risks associated with asbestos.
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign to raise awareness among younger people who work as plumbers, electricians and other trades, of the risks associated with asbestos.
THERE ARE six million tonnes of asbestos spread across 1.5 million buildings in the UK, including up to 80% of schools and 94% of public buildings such as hospitals. Any building constructed or renovated before 1999 has the potential to contain asbestos.
The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a leading scientific body and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection has welcomed the findings of a review by the Health and Safety Executive of the Control of Asbestos Regulations.
IOSH HAS unveiled refreshed guidance on managing the risks of occupational cancer.
THE TUC and a group of MPs have warned hundreds of NHS buildings across London still contain asbestos – including hospitals.
INDUSTRY EXPERT Tim Turney at occupational hygiene and environmental expert Casella, shares how employers can effectively protect their workers from hazardous exposure
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With the building renovation rate set to accelerate, Tim Turney takes a look at the importance of protecting against asbestos risks during the great green renovation.
EXTENSIVE ASBESTOS remediation work is still needed on more than 100,000 UK buildings, according to a new report from the Asbestos Testing and Consultancy (ATaC) Association and the National Organisation of Asbestos Consultants (NORAC).
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity and the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management, the professional bodies for asbestos scientists is calling on anyone who may have asbestos in their buildings to urgently review their management plans.
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