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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on changes to the content of an Asbestos-related Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) this will consolidate two existing documents. Following an initial consultation in June 2012, it was agreed by the HSE Board that a number of ACOPs would be revised, consolidated or withdrawn in […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 22, 2013
Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) and its contractors stand accused of discovering and then leaving asbestos spores in a family home The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed it has been informed of the incident on April 12 2013. It had also been revealed that this is not the first time that YHN have been […]
Read the full article | Published May 10, 2013
Christopher Turner, a terminally-ill joiner who says he was exposed to deadly asbestos while employed at Derbyshire County Council, is suing the authority for up to half a million pounds. Mr Turner, 53, was diagnosed with the deadly industrial lung disease mesothelioma in June last year and was given just six months to live. He […]
Read the full article | Published Jun 01, 2012
The Health and Safety Executive has published a leaflet titled ‘Managing Asbestos in Buildings – A Brief Guide’ this year to assist people who own, manage or have responsibilities for buildings, which may contain asbestos. This includes all non-domestic buildings, whatever the type of business, and the common areas of domestic buildings, eg halls, stairwells, […]
Read the full article | Published May 25, 2012