articleExpose the hidden danger
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.
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productAsbestos remediation work in 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).
news“Managed” asbestos is a timebomb, says BOHS
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.
productWhat are employer’s responsibilities for asbestos training?
ASBESTOS IS a killer present in countless buildings across the UK. Not just a problem of the past, the material is highly likely to be present in any building built or refurbished before the year 2000. But how dangerous is it?
newsReport highlights extent of asbestos remediation work
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).
newsEddie Stobart prosecuted after workers exposed to asbestos
LOGISTICS COMPANY Eddie Stobart has been fined after work at one of its sites exposed staff to asbestos.
productThe Autumn issue of Connected is out now
The latest issue of Connected, The Reset Journal is available to read online now.
productEarly warning device for airborne asbestos fibres
ASBESTOS IS still the number one cause of occupational deaths in the UK today, with over 5,000 recorded annually despite the fact it has been banned in the UK since 1999. However, Shawcity is delighted to announce the biggest advancement in asbestos technology for decades with the ALERT PRO 1000 from Alert Technologies.
newsOver half of NHS Scotland buildings contain asbestos
EIGHT OF the 14 health boards in Scotland have asbestos in over 50% of their buildings. The figure rises as high as 92% of buildings for the NHS Lothian health board. Asbestos takes around 5,000 lives every year in the UK, with around 20 tradesmen dying each week from past exposure.
newsDuo pled guilty following unsafe asbestos removal
TWO DIRECTORS of a construction company have been fined after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos from a plot of land.
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