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In short an Asbestos Management Survey is a standard survey with the objective of finding any Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) in a building. This helps to identify any ACMs that may be disturbed or damaged and thus causing a serious health hazard to occupants. These surveys usually involve some small amount of disturbance and intrusive […]
Read the full article | Published Oct 20, 2014
The researchers at the CEET (Centre if Excellence in Environmental Toxicology) over in America have been awarded a $10 million grant to study Asbestos related diseases including Mesothelioma, and come up with treatment and prevention methods as well as to provide greater understanding of the ways Asbestos can harm, and provide further insight into the […]
Read the full article | Published Oct 17, 2014
Starting from the 22nd of September until the 17th of October HSE Construction Inspectors will be carrying out unannounced visits to try and improve industry standards and to increase awareness and enforce their expectations of the industry in question. They also wish to demonstrate their capacity to use the enforcement tools it has been granted […]
Read the full article | Published Oct 06, 2014
75% of schools contain lethal Asbestos, according to a report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Health and Safety, around 75% of English schools contain lethal Asbestos. The most of it is badly maintained which increases the risk by magnitudes. Sadly over 100 school teachers have died from Mesothelioma in the last ten years and […]
Read the full article | Published Oct 02, 2014
A woman who has been diagnosed with cancer (Peritoneal Mesothelioma to be exact) caused by exposure to asbestos which occurred when she was in high school, calls for asbestos, a killer over over 4500 people a year to be removed from the worrying amount of schools all around the UK that contain the deadly substance. Sarah Bowman, […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 22, 2014
James Site Services Ltd, of Cosham, have been found guilty of breeching the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) investigation found the demolition firm had stripped more than 50 metres of potentially-deadly asbestos board without the legally required license and potentially putting workers at risk. The HSE launched an investigation […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 14, 2014
Geoff Thomas and Son Ltd exposed two of its employees to asbestos dust while working at a residential property in the city. They allowed the workmen to demolish a basement ceiling in New King Street without adequately checking for the presence of asbestos, in the form of a legally require Refurbishment and Demolition Survey and […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 31, 2014
The Anchor Trust and PC Lifts, based In London, and Express Elevators Ltd, based in West Yorkshire, were fined after pleading guilty to various breeches of asbestos related legislation, after refurbishment work at its premises in Alnwick lead to staff and residents being exposed to asbestos. In November 2012, The Anchor Trust, which provided housing […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 24, 2014
A Rochdale-based re-upholstery firm and company director have been found guilty of asbestos related health and safety breeches and a prohibition notice after workers were exposed to potentially-deadly asbestos fibres. Mansfield Soft Furnishings Ltd and David Mansfield were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after up to 30 employees over a five year […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 12, 2014
Armco are proud to introduce their newly launched on-line Safety Essentials shop selling various high quality personal and respiratory protective equipment at a very competitive price. We sell various hi–vis protective equipment such a vests, body warmers, bomber jackets with an elasticated waste, parker style jackets and trousers in a variety of colours such a […]
Read the full article | Published Feb 07, 2014
