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Derelict school granted thousands to remove asbestos A derelict school in Nottingham is set to receive hundreds of thousands of pounds to remove asbestos from it’s buildings. Elms Primary school in St Ann’s was built in the 1940’s and closed it’s doors in August 2008. Nottingham City Council contracted a firm to remove asbestos from the school and partially […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 05, 2018
Exposure to asbestos – Companies fined As reported by the HSE, two different companies were recently prosecuted in court after they failed to prevent workers from the risk of exposure to asbestos. Mr Frank Allan of the company known as Jet Blast and Maintenance, was employed by the Carter Brothers Ltd of Rochdale to clean […]
Read the full article | Published Feb 21, 2018
New asbestos regulations 2018 As of 15th February 2018, new asbestos regulations have come into force whereby any licensed asbestos removal contractors should complete a new ‘Handover Form’ on completion of the cleaning of an asbestos enclosure or work area. This form should then be given to the asbestos Analyst before they commence work on […]
Read the full article | Published Feb 20, 2018
Online stores selling actinolite quartz jewelry despite asbestos risk Unbelievably, there are online stores such as Etsy selling actinolite quartz jewelry, despite it containing deadly asbestos. This came to our attention this week after various asbestos campaigners voiced their concerns on facebook. Campaigners shared a link to Etsy which revealed a substantial amount of actinolite […]
Read the full article | Published Jan 23, 2018
Claire’s accused of using asbestos in makeup A popular high street store has come under fire after a woman in the USA accused them of using asbestos in makeup products they sell. Kristi Warner’s daughter had been given a glitter makeup set as a gift, purchased from Claire’s. Ms Warner works for a law firm […]
Read the full article | Published Jan 23, 2018
