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Old fridges riddled with asbestos dumped outside gym in Wales Asbestos removers have been called in after two fridges containing sheets of asbestos had been dumped outside a boxing gym in Wales. The gym is very popular with children and has up to 25 children visiting daily. Fridges and building materials were discovered last Sunday […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 13, 2017
Co-Founder of games company dies of mesothelioma Co-founder of games company dies of mesothelioma – James Cove, who was one of the co-founders of Gamesman had been battling for 3 years with mesothelioma and has died at the age of 45. Gamesman, who are specialists in gaming machine solutions, known worldwide, released a statement following Mr […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 13, 2017
Waste removal contractor sentenced after removing asbestos without licence HSE Asbestos Removal Mark Gibson was contracted to remove asbestos from 2 different properties in Wales in September and November 2016. The HSE learnt that Mr Gibson did so without actually having a HSE asbestos removal license to remove harmful materials. Gibson traded as All-gone waste […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 08, 2017
Asbestos Tile Testing Might have saved him…… A 60 year old man from Pattingham died on the 18th September this year from mesothelioma. Michael Davies was a retired social care manager and had helped to remove roof material containing asbestos back in 1978. At an inquest into Mr Davies’ death, a statement from his family was […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 06, 2017
Oxford University Keeper of books may have died from asbestos poisoning An Oxford University Keeper of books may have died from asbestos poisoning. A court has heard how Professor Dennis Shaw worked at the Bodleian Library in the early 1970’s whilst some major refurbishment works were taking place. It is thought that he could have inhaled […]
Read the full article | Published Oct 30, 2017
More help needed for women who develop mesothelioma Asbestos campaigners say more help is needed for women who develop asbestos related cancers such as mesothelioma. Women are being forgotten about as it’s usually men who become victims due to working in industries such as shipbuilding. But there are more and more women who are developing […]
Read the full article | Published Oct 18, 2017
Contamination Expo series 2017 at the ExCel London Asbestos Contamination Armco Asbestos attended the annual Contamination Expo Series from 27th-28th September 2017 at the ExCel in London. It’s the 2nd year in succession that we have attended to support IATP (Independent Asbestos Training Providers). We think it’s hugely important to raise awareness when it comes […]
Read the full article | Published Oct 09, 2017
International Asbestos Study Day 2017 held in Manchester How to identify asbestos On 5 August 2017, Graham Dring and his colleagues from the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group held an international asbestos study day. It was held in Manchester city centre at the Slater and Gordon offices. In attendance were experts and campaigners from […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 25, 2017
The Danger of Type 3 Asbestos Veteran Officers battling with illnesses 16 years after 9-11 terror attacks The terror attacks on the 11th September 2001 on the World Trade Centre in New York resulted in a total of 2,606 missing people. A team of 12 ex police officers, known as ‘Team Rodeo’, volunteered to work […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 21, 2017
The 10 things everyone should know about asbestos Check for asbestos 1. Asbestos is actually a group of six different minerals that are found in the earth. They have been widely used in the construction industry over many years because they are excellent at retaining heat (insulation) and are very strong in composition. […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 05, 2017
