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Appeal to trace illegal asbestos fly tippers in Dale Abbey, Erewash

An appeal has been launched to help trace those responsible for dumping asbestos waste on No Man’s Lane in Dale Abbey in the Erewash District of Derbyshire. The waste was discovered on the morning of Thursday, October 25, by Erewash Borough Council street cleaners. The council’s neighbourhood wardens were called to the scene and have […]

Read the full article | Published Nov 01, 2012

Local residents reported demolition contractor who failed to implement and Asbestos Demolition Survey

Local residents in the Wimbledon Chase tube station area raised the alarm when they noticed that workers on a nearby site were smashing up asbestos containing materials (ACM’s), dropping the material from a great height and leaving it littering the site. Further concerns were raised as the site, which was near to a school, was […]

Read the full article | Published Oct 25, 2012

Family fight for justice over asbestos related death of former Watford joiner

The family of a former Watford joiner, who died of an asbestos-related cancer, are fighting for justice for their father by urging former colleagues to come forward with further information. Grandfather-of-eight Michael Wareham from Rickmansworth, died in May 2010 aged 73 of mesothelioma, a cancer in the lining of the lungs caused by inhaling asbestos […]

Read the full article | Published Oct 23, 2012

Asbestos find at school hits relocation plans for Council with asbestos already in Town Hall

A Walthamstow Council has been criticised regarding asbestos in public buildings following revelations over the discovery of the toxic fibre in a school. The authority is already under investigation by the government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over its handling of the problem in Waltham Forest Town Hall, and now details have now emerged of how a […]

Read the full article | Published Oct 19, 2012

HSE charges £124 an hour for safety inspectors visits

Controversial plans came into force on 1st October 2012 to charge contractors £124-an-hour for visits by safety inspectors. The Fee for the intervention scheme will see the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recover costs from companies caught breaking the law. An hourly charge of £124 for HSE inspectors time investigating and taking enforcement action. The […]

Read the full article | Published Oct 18, 2012