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Councilors have unanimously rejected plans to use a quarry in Chew Valley, Bristol to dispose of hazardous waste, including asbestos. The Bath and North East Somerset Councilors followed the guidance of planners, who recommended the application be refused, stating that ‘it had not been demonstrated that the quarry was an appropriate location to dispose of […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 28, 2012
After months of campaigning against proposals to dispose asbestos in a quarry in the Chew Vallery, planners have also voiced their doubts regarding the plan by Oaktree Environmental. Local residents have voiced fears that the plan to dispose asbestos in Stowey Quarry could result in it leaking into the local water supply from Chew Valley […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 24, 2012
Staffordshire Council in guilty plea on asbestos exposure in school Staffordshire County Council is facing a large fine after admitting liability after dangerous asbestos fibres were released into a primary school in 2009. It is believed asbestos Insulation board, used as thermal insulation in construction between the 1950s and 1970s, was disturbed during months of […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 21, 2012
A huge cheer spread the globe in the minutes following the announcement by the federal government that they ‘no longer oppose global rules that restrict use and shipment of the substance”. The substance is asbestos and it’s crime? The deaths of more than 100, 000 people every worldwide and approx. 4, 000 people a year […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 20, 2012
The director of an asbestos consultancy firm based in Bromley, Kent has been given a suspended jail sentence after removing asbestos without a licence and doctoring air test results. Southwark Crown Court was heard on 13th September 2012 that Absolute Asbestos Ltd was hired to remove all the asbestos insulation from the boiler room of […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 14, 2012