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16 Dec - Asbestos alert over copper thefts

Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009

Thieves have been told they may have exposed themselves to asbestos after stealing copper piping from a skip in Nottinghamshire. The theft took place on Coventry Road, Bulwell between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. The copper was in a skip which was being used by contractors who were demolishing a… Read more

15 Dec - Asbestos found in Castel Hospital

Tuesday, 15 Dec 2009

Tests have proven there is asbestos in the roof of part of Guernsey's Castel Hospital. The Meadows Day Centre was closed after part of the ceiling collapsed last month, due to heavy rain. There was concern that the ceiling contained asbestos so samples were sent to the UK for analysis.… Read more

15 Dec - Development company fined £5,500 following asbestos contraventions

Tuesday, 15 Dec 2009

A development company that exposed both employees and others to the risks of asbestos during renovation work has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Stonehouse Design and Build Limited, based in Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, Plymouth, Devon, was charged with health and safety breaches under the Control of… Read more

15 Dec - Companies warned to stick to the rules when removing asbestos

Tuesday, 15 Dec 2009

A Cradley company has been convicted of breaching health and safety regulations after failing to follow proper procedures for removing asbestos. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted PW Mills (Cradley) Ltd of Bassett Road, Halesowen over the failings. The company pleaded guilty earlier this year at Walsall Magistrates Court… Read more

15 Dec - Company fined for asbestos failings

Tuesday, 15 Dec 2009

A company has been fined for failing to carry out proper risk assessments for the presence of asbestos before a major office refurbishment in Merthyr Tydfil. Employees and contractors were put at risk when work started on the refurbishment without an asbestos survey. Waxport Ltd of Mottingham Road, Edmonton, London… Read more

14 Dec - Fear over asbestos compensation

Monday, 14 Dec 2009

Victims of an asbestos-related disease may miss out on compensation, it has been claimed. A solicitor representing dozens of people in Oxfordshire said he was worried a new bill to compensate those with pleural plaque may not become law. The condition can be a forerunner of asbestosis and mesothelioma. Peter… Read more

10 Dec - Mass asbestos negligence trial opens in Italy

Thursday, 10 Dec 2009

The trial of two former executives of a Swiss building firm accused of negligence in some 2,200 asbestos-related deaths has opened in Italy. Swiss-born Stephan Schmidheiny and Jean-Louis de Cartier, of Belgium, were shareholders in building firm Eternit. The prosecution alleges thousands died from contact with asbestos fibres processed in… Read more

3 Dec - Asbestos linked to man's death

Thursday, 3 Dec 2009

A man who wrapped metal samples in asbestos wool died of an industrial related disease, an inquest heard. Roy Holt spent his younger years working for the Central Electricity Generating Board at a factory near Birmingham. As part of his work, Mr Holt, who died on July 29 having been… Read more

2 Dec - Asbestos is released in barn fire

Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009

A large barn has been destroyed in a fire in Bedfordshire. The Environment Agency is also investigating after a diesel tank spilt fuel and asbestos was released. More than 40 firefighters were called to the farm at Colesden in the late evening on Tuesday and worked through the night. A… Read more

27 Nov - Waste criminal to give up profits

Friday, 27 Nov 2009

A demolition man jailed for dumping waste including asbestos has been ordered to pay back more than £176,000 of profits made from his activities. William Reidy from Bradford, was given a 16-month jail term in 2007 for illegally dumping waste while running the company Space Making Development. It was claimed… Read more