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Man fined for asbestos fly tipping

Asbestos fly tipping incident on the Wirral Shaun Anthony Lay, a 30 year old man from the Wirral, has been fined and issued with a community order for asbestos fly tipping. Residents of Thatto Heath witnessed Mr Lay dumping a large quantity of asbestos sheeting on the former Royal British Legion site. They later reported […]

Read the full article | Published Jul 24, 2018

Asbestos in Kent schools

325 schools in Kent contain asbestos Asbestos in Kent schools is causing a huge problem for the local authority. Kent council have had to fork out almost a quarter of a million pounds in asbestos exposure settlements over the last few years. In total, nine people have claimed against Kent County Council since 2012 after […]

Read the full article | Published Jul 16, 2018

Primary school asbestos investigation

Asbestos investigation ongoing in Saltash primary school An ongoing asbestos investigation is being carried out at a primary school in Saltash. For the last couple of months, there have been reports of asbestos being present at the school. The asbestos investigation commenced at Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy in April this year. Parents of children who […]

Read the full article | Published Jul 02, 2018

Hazards of working in asbestos talc mine in 1950s

Larry Evans talks about his time working in asbestos talc mine New York Larry Evans started work at an asbestos talc mine, the Carbola Chemical Company in Natural Bridge, when he left school at the age of sixteen. Carbola Chemical Company mined talc and processed it on a site near the village where he lived, […]

Read the full article | Published Jun 28, 2018

Asbestos containing materials – Company fined for failure to protect employees

Furniture manufacturer fined for poor condition of asbestos containing materials Aquapac Ltd, a furniture manufacturing company in Glasgow, have been fined by the HSE the sum of £6,000 for their failure to protect their employees from exposure to asbestos containing materials. The HSE inspected the business premises on 6 August 2014, where an inspector raised […]

Read the full article | Published Jun 19, 2018