news£30k fine after workers exposed to asbestos
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos while refurbishing a flat in St John’s Wood, Westminster.
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blogAvoidable cases of negligence that caused harm
WORRYING 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.
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.
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.
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