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27 Nov - Take the Quiz - How much do you know about asbestos?

Friday, 27 Nov 2009

How well do you think you understand the nature of asbestos? Take this short quiz courtesy of the HSE to test your knowledge. Don't worry you can't pass or fail, but you might find that some of the facts about asbestos are surprising... Click here to take the short quiz… Read more

26 Nov - Asbestos dangers on timetable for trainee tradesmen in Norfolk

Thursday, 26 Nov 2009

The dangers of asbestos will be on the timetable for trainee tradesmen in Norwich this week with a special session led by an expert from the Health and Safety Executive. The visit to City College Norwich is one date in a college tour across Britain as part of HSE's 'Asbestos:… Read more

24 Nov - Questions over demolition contract

Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Concerns have been raised over why a firm was awarded a contract to knock down a former Victorian workhouse which was more than three times the price quoted by an award-winning company. It follows a BBC investigation into plans to demolish Westcliffe Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent City Council set a… Read more

24 Nov - Risk assessment: Diversity is a risk-assessment issue

Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published a report highlighting the importance of taking diversity in the workforce into account via inclusive risk assessment. The main aim of the report is to describe why and how risk assessment can and should cover the whole workforce… Read more

24 Nov - Pay-out for asbestos death family

Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

The family of a former railway worker who died from asbestos-related cancer has won a pay-out of almost £100,000. Dudley Maasz was exposed to the deadly material while working for Great Western Railways in Oxford in the 1940s, the family's solicitor said. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2005 and… Read more

20 Nov - Crackdown will target asbestos waste removal

Friday, 20 Nov 2009

ILLEGAL dumpers of asbestos are being warned. The Environment, Climate Change and Water Department has joined Liverpool Council to crack down on illegal dumping of asbestos waste in the area. Asbestos fibres can be released into the air if not handled correctly, and they pose a serious health risk to… Read more

20 Nov - Mesothelioma Death Rates in N. East at Record Levels

Friday, 20 Nov 2009

The total number of workers in the northeast section of England who are suffering from mesothelioma has reached the highest levels yet recorded. Worse still, an extensive research report of the British government's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) office states that the number of people in the region to be… Read more

20 Nov - Asbestos compensation bid starts

Friday, 20 Nov 2009

Lawyers are set to mount a bid to win compensation for thousands of workers who have been struck down by an asbestos-related health condition. If successful, solicitors believe up to £1bn could be paid to people with pleural plaques - scarring on the lung lining due to asbestos exposure. Ian… Read more

20 Nov - 'Lucky' to live so long...

Friday, 20 Nov 2009

A war veteran who worked on navy ships during World War 2 was "lucky to have lived such a long life" after being exposed to asbestos. Michael Martin, 83, from Pimlico, died in September this year from asbestosis, a chronic lung condition caused by prolonged exposure to the dangerous material.… Read more

11 Nov - Council fined over asbestos dust

Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009

A council which exposed 10 of its employees to asbestos dust has been fined £14,000. City of Edinburgh Council joiners found the white dust while cutting a hole through a door that had been removed from Castlebrae Community High School. There were about 10 members of staff in the workshop… Read more