Articles tagged with "asbestos"
Jail term for supplying asbestos sheets that led to a death
Because asbestos as a new building material has been banned since the beginning of the 1980s, we are normally concerned with handling existing installations, in building safety terms. Here is a...
Dangerous Emissions campaign targets builders
The HSE has announced a campaign to focus on, and seek to reduce, exposures in the workplace to dangerous gases, dusts, chemicals and other emissions. Inevitably, the issue probably most in...
Building safety rules ignored as workers are exposed to asbestos
There is no excuse for anyone – particularly those involved in construction safety issues – to be unaware of the potentially deadly risks of asbestos, over 30 years since its use in new...
Building firm ignored its own safety consultants’ asbestos surveys
When principal contractors carry out a refurbishment project, they must obtain an asbestos survey from safety consultants. This is of no use if they then ignore its findings – which is what...
Asbestos – why confuse NNLW with new Regulations?
The Health & Safety Executive’s Communities, for health and safety consultants and other professionals in the safety industry, include a very enlightening