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Asbestos Awareness and Works with Works with Non-Licensed Asbestos Containing Materials – Tuesday, 29th January 2013

Armco Asbestos Consultants have scheduled their next Asbestos Awareness and Works with Non-Licensed Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM’s) training session for Tuesday, 29th January 2013 at Bury Business Centre, Kay Street, Bury, BL9 6BU. This is easily accessed from many areas including Bury, Bolton, Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012) legally binds […]

Read the full article | Published Jan 22, 2013

Surveyors prosecuted for producing incomplete Refurbishment and Demolition asbestos survey

Two asbestos surveyors have been fined after they failed to identify asbestos in 32 different locations whilst undertaking a pre-refurbishment survey of a public house in Trafford, Manchester. David Harold and Shaun Hodgson were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) appeared in court after construction workers were exposed to asbestos fibres during the […]

Read the full article | Published Jan 02, 2013

Asbestos: Frequently Asked Question’s (FAQ)

Did you know that around 20 tradesman per week die from an asbestos related disease? Are you aware of your responsibilities to your co-workers, clients and the general public in relation to the prevention of the inhalation of asbestos fibres? In order to ensure that you operate within the asbestos law, namely The Control of […]

Read the full article | Published Dec 20, 2012

County Council fined after failing to implement required Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey

Staffordshire County Council and a refurbishment firm have been fined for exposing a nursery class, school staff and two joiners to asbestos fibres. The incident took place during a refurbishment project at Glenthorne Community Primary School in Cheslyn Hay in February 2009 lead by G Evans (Services) Ltd, of Rudgley, who were contracted by Staffordshire […]

Read the full article | Published Dec 19, 2012

How to ensure your company operates within the Asbestos Regulations

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness in Great Britain. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury in the workplace. The Asbestos Liaison Group (ALG) is a forum of key stakeholders that works together in a […]

Read the full article | Published Dec 14, 2012