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Asbestos concerns raised for health workers in ‘dilapidated’ hospitals
Concerns have been raised for those who work in hospitals as figures show they could be three times more likely to develop asbestos-related mesothelioma. The statistics come after the Daily Mail launched a campaign to highlight the worrying amount of asbestos in Britain’s public buildings earlier this month. According to research carried…
Find out moreAsbestos: Woman diagnosed with mesothelioma issues warning to others
A woman diagnosed with a cancer caused by asbestos exposure has issued a warning to others to look out for the signs and symptoms of the disease. Emily-Jane Scandrett, 41, was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, an incurable cancer most commonly found in men over the age of 75, after suffering from a ‘paralysing pain’…
Find out moreAsbestos: Fear of ‘tsunami’ of deaths in UK schools
A new report has claimed that hundreds of thousands of people will die from asbestos exposure in UK schools after the ‘hidden killer’ still remains in public buildings. According to statistics, at least 1,400 teachers and support staff, and 12,600 pupils have died from mesothelioma (an aggressive lung cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibres)…
Find out moreHSE launches two Asbestos Campaigns to highlight risks
The Health and Safety Executive is running two consecutive asbestos campaigns to highlight safety concerns and the measures that should be taken to keep workers safe. Asbestos is a toxic material that was used in building and construction up until the 1990s – before it was banned. If disturbed, asbestos can cause fatal lung…
Find out moreFord car factory closed after asbestos discovery
A Ford car factory has been forced to close after banned asbestos was found in sections of the building. In a letter to customers, Ford – the UK’s second largest car brand, warned that a “small percentage” of chrysotile, commonly known as white asbestos, was detected in cement at one of its UK locations. …
Find out moreCompanies fined after 16 year old exposed to asbestos at work
Two companies have been fined after a teenager was exposed to asbestos at work. The 16-year-old had been working for P Turnbull Joinery and Building Services Ltd on an outbuilding of a domestic property after the firm had been hired by Alt Berg Holding Limited to refurbish the property in Richmond, North Yorkshire. …
Find out moreDirector fined after hotel demolition exposes workers to asbestos
A company director has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos during the demolition of a hotel in Cornwall. Mr. Paul Stephens, director of the now-liquidated Stephens and Stephens Developers Limited, was fined more than £60,000 as a result of failures at the former Cliffdene Hotel in Newquay in 2020. The hotel had closed in 2018 and…
Find out moreCompany fined after director knowingly exposed workers to asbestos
Workers at a building supply store in Manchester were knowingly exposed to more than 100 square metres of asbestos after the company director failed to have it removed safely. HSE attended the premises on Talbot Road in April 2019 after concerns were initially raised over workers unsafely working at height during the demolition of…
Find out moreCompany director jailed as workers exposed to 10 tonnes of asbestos
A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester. Stephen Davies, 59, had set up Cavendish Winchester Ltd with the sole purpose of refurbishing the Winnall Close commercial unit into student rental accommodation. His co-director Neil Bolton, 56,…
Find out moreCalls for government to change asbestos safety regulations
The government has been urged to take further action to prevent more people from dying from asbestos exposure – 25 years after the deadly material was banned in the UK. Figures show that despite a ban being in place for more than two decades, thousands of people are still dying from asbestos-related causes every…
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