productASBESTOS 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?
newsEXTENSIVE 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).
newsLOGISTICS COMPANY Eddie Stobart has been fined after work at one of its sites exposed staff to asbestos.
productThe latest issue of Connected, The Reset Journal is available to read online now.
productASBESTOS 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.
newsEIGHT 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.
newsTWO DIRECTORS of a construction company have been fined after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos from a plot of land.
productDO YOU have workers who wear tight fitting respirators such as disposable, half mask or full-face masks? In the UK, all businesses that have workers wearing respirators are required by HSE INDG 479 to perform respirator fit testing and confirm those respirators will provide the right level of on-the-job protection needed.
productASBESTOS IS responsible for over 5,000 deaths every single year.
productNEW FROM Shawcity, the ALERT PRO 1000 is said to be the world’s first early warning device for airborne asbestos fibres.
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