newsA CONTRACTOR has been awarded 100 hours community service and 10 days Rehabilitation Activity following a conviction of health and safety breaches after labourers disturbed asbestos and worked dangerously at height while refurbishing a disused park toilet block.
newsA BUILDER has been fined after disturbing asbestos and removing it without adequate precautions at a pub in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
newsA SCHOOL and its maintenance contractor have been fined after workers disturbed asbestos at the school while installing a new heating system.
productBSIF IS pleased to welcome a new Associate member to the Federation. The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) and BSIF have agreed a mutually beneficial formal partnership with the aim of promoting each organisation and raise awareness of the great work both do.
newsMS PROPERTIES (Northern) Ltd had been fined for safety breaches after employees were exposed to asbestos on 22 March 2019 after removing false ceiling tiles during a shop conversion at 309-315 Hessle Road, Hull.
newsPOWER LINK Machines (UK) Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was informed the company was using gaskets within its generator sets that contained asbestos.
articleThe health effects of dust should not be over-looked and it is one of the most prevalent forms of contamination encountered in the workplace. Kurt Greenall explores the dangers of this hazard and the decontamination options.
newsAHEAD OF Action Mesothelioma Day, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) asks a question: what can you do to prevent lives being ruined by exposure to asbestos?
newsA CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos while refurbishing a flat in St John’s Wood, Westminster.
blogWORRYING ABOUT damaging our health at work should be the least of anyone’s problems. When going to a place of work, we should be guaranteed safety regardless of the situation. However, in cases of negligence, employers can fail to properly protect their employees. Here, Lucy Victoria Desai looks at companies that failed to protect their employees.
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