newsDemolition work disturbance lands fine
A NORTH west contractor has been sentenced after disturbing asbestos during demolition works and damaging underground cables that resulted in severe disruption to services.
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newsConstruction firms fined for unsafe asbestos removal
A CONSTRUCTION company and a property management company have both been fined after failing to manage asbestos safely during a refurbishment of a former office block in Stockport.
productSOCOTEC updates asbestos training course
SOCOTEC HAS further enhanced the content within its online UKATA Asbestos Awareness training course.
articleSilent but deadly
Controlling airborne hazards in the workplace is essential to protect workers from a host of lung illnesses. James Dodgson and David Gough explore the various hazards and health risks.
newsAsbestos should be managed during lockdown
ASBESTOS PROFESSIONAL and trade bodies have issued a joint statement to remind those responsible that asbestos should still be managed through the latest lockdown.
newsIOSH urges organisations to manage carcinogens
IOSH’S NO Time to Lose campaign is urging organisations to manage carcinogens in workplaces during Covid-19 as it marks its sixth anniversary on 3 November 2020.
productAsbestos testing in gypsum powder
Lucion Environmental has developed bespoke accredited asbestos testing service enabling the reuse of gypsum.
newsWorkers being exposed to dangerous levels of air pollutants
A NEW whitepaper has found that the quality of the air in the manufacturing sector continues to be underplayed and not acted upon with workers in the UK still being exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne hazards and pollution.
newsAsbestos training at five year low
WITH THOUSANDS of public buildings and offices now re-open following lockdown, the UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) has raised concerns about their safety following the lack of asbestos training that has been undertaken since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
blogWhat is Mesothelioma Awareness Day?
MESOTHELIOMA AWARENESS Day takes place on September 26, and was established in hopes of increasing general awareness around the debilitating disease that is mesothelioma.
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