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Waltham Forest Council to face sentencing for asbestos failures.

Waltham Forest Council is awaiting sentencing for allowing workers to be exposed to asbestos in the basement of their town hall building. The case has been set for March 30th at the Crown Court after the judge decided the case was too serious a matter for the magistrate’s court, which could only fine a maximum […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 17, 2015

Council working with Building firm to manage and remove asbestos from homes.

Three rivers district council in Watford has budgeted £150,000 to investigate asbestos in around 3700 homes within the district. The budget has also been specified to potentially remove asbestos from the domestic properties. Thrive Homes bought the council housing in 2008 agreeing to pay the first £1M for asbestos removal, management and investigations. This figure […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 13, 2015

Mother of asbestos victim takes campaign to Italy.

Mary Law lost her 51 year old son, Roy Shipley, to Mesothelioma of the abdomen, an asbestos related disease in 2010. Mr Shipley was exposed to deadly asbestos fibres during his work as an electrician in asbestos ridden factories. The deadly disease Mesothelioma is common amongst tradespeople working in industries with heavy asbestos exposure. There […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 12, 2015

Increased compensation for asbestos victims.

New compensation laws brought in by the government mean that victims of asbestos related disease such as Mesothelioma can now receive up to £54,000 extra in compensation. The rules introduced in 10th February 2015 means that people diagnosed with Mesothelioma from this date onwards will be eligible, and benefit from the increased compensation under the […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 11, 2015

Retailer fined for Asbestos risk.

The retail firm B&M Retail Ltd has been fined for breaching health and safety regulation regarding asbestos in their shop unit in Dalkeith. The incident took place in store on January 23rd 2010 when smoke began to come out of a light fitting. The store manager went on to smash a ceiling tile to gain […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 10, 2015