newsCompany fined for non-compliance of Notices
KITCHEN WORKTOP manufacturing company, The Solid Surface Shop UK Ltd was sentenced for non-compliance of Improvement Notices and failure to effectively manage health and safety.
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newsSerious concerns over asbestos report
THE TEACHERS’ Union has highlighted that asbestos in schools is still not being managed safely, following the publication of the Department for Education’s Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP) Survey report.
newsRestaurant owner fined after asbestos disturbance
A RESTAURANT owner has been fined after asbestos was disturbed during the conversion of rooms above the restaurant into flats in Essex.
newsPlayground company exposes workers to RCS
A PLAYGROUND installation and landscaping contractor has been fined after failing to provide employees with adequate control measures to prevent exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS).
newsScale of school asbestos is worrying
SCHOOLS WITH asbestos in their buildings must ensure they manage it effectively to prevent staff and students from contracting incurable cancers like mesothelioma.
newsMesothelioma patients call for action
MESOTHELIOMA SUFFERERS are urging people to protect themselves from asbestos, so they don’t have their lives cut short by the incurable cancer.
newsConstruction worker suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
CONSTRUCTION WORKER Construction 360 Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker collapsed and lost consciousness while working at the site of King Asia Foods Ltd, Middle Bank, Sheffield.
newsSentence after teenage apprentice overcome by fumes
AN ALLOY wheel refurbishment company was sentenced after a 16-year-old apprentice worker was overcome by vapours from a chemical used in the stripping and cleaning of alloy wheels.
productCasella protects employees from chemical exposure
AIR SAMPLING, noise and vibration specialist Casella has launched its advanced and lightweight low flow pump, the VAPex. The elite low flow pump has a flow rate of 20mL to 500mL/min and is the ideal solution for measuring and employee’s exposure to vapours and gases.
productReal-time measurements improve respirator fit testing
IN THE UK, workers required to wear respiratory protection are also required to pass an annual respirator fit test.
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