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Teeside Council fined for exposing workers to asbestos
Stockton on Tees Borough Council have been found guilty of two contraventions of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 after their common practice to ‘clear and strip’ properties ready for demolition lead to workers being exposed to asbestos. They were fined a total of £20, 000 and ordered to pay over £5, 500 in costs. …
Read the full article | Published Jul 04, 2012Asbestos Awareness and Works with Works with Non-Licensed Asbestos Containing Materials – Friday, 27th July 2012
Armco Asbestos Consultants have scheduled their next Asbestos Awareness and Works with Non-Licensed Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM’s) training session for Friday, 27th July 2012 at Bury Business Centre, Kay Street, Bury, BL9 6BU. The Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012) legally binds employers to comply with regulation 10 states ‘every employer shall ensure that adequate information, …
Read the full article | Published Jun 25, 2012Removal contractor fined for failure to maintain respiratory masks
AG&M Ltd, a licensed asbestos removal contractor, has been fined for putting its workers at risk of exposure to asbestos during a refurbishment project in Warwickshire. AG&M Ltd were prosecutes by the HSE for failing to properly maintain a decontamination unit and respiratory masks, and for failing to have a trained supervisor on site at …
Read the full article | Published Jun 18, 2012Asbestos fibres spread and left for three weeks by untrained workmen
Unqualified and untrained workmen spread potentially deadly asbestos fibres whilst working at an antiques shop at in High Street, Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan in July, 2011. This area was then left contaminated for three weeks leaving staff, workers and the general public at risk of inhalation of the hazardous substance. Cardiff Magistrates heard …
Read the full article | Published Jun 14, 2012Free Health, Safety and Environmental seminars at event in Bolton, October 2012
The British Safety Council is holding a series of free health, safety and environmental seminars at the Health & Safety North show at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton in October 2012. The free seminars provide an update on key developments concerning health, safety and environmental policy, law and management. They are delivered by expert speakers …
Read the full article | Published Jun 07, 2012Asbestos related training – 7th June 2012, Manchester
Armco Asbestos Consultants are holding an additional monthly Asbestos Awareness and Non-Licensed Works with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM’s) Training here at Bury Business Centre on Thursday, 7th June 2012. Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations it states that as an employer you are required to ensure that any employees who are likely to come into contact with ACM’s …
Read the full article | Published Jun 01, 2012British Safety Council holds free Health, Safety and Environmental seminars
In the previously published article, I highlighted the legal requirement for a duty holder to be appointed to identify asbestos containing materials (ACM’s) and follow regulations to ensure the asbestos is managed safely. Further information on this, and other Health and Safety, issues will be available for free at the Health and Safety Midlands Show …
Read the full article | Published May 25, 2012Asbestos Awareness Training Session – Friday, 15th June 2012
Armco Asbestos Consultants are holding their monthly Asbestos Awareness and Non-Licensed Works with Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM’s) Training here at Bury Business Centre on Friday, 15th June 2012. As an employer you are required to ensure that any employees who are likely to come into contact with ACM’s have been trained to be asbestos aware. …
Read the full article | Published May 24, 2012Free Health and Safety event for construction apprentices
A free event in Aberdeen for young construction apprentices has been organised to facilitate lifesaving advice and raise awareness of death, injury and ill health in the workplace. The event will involve inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive and leading members of the construction industry, who will offer practical advice and guidance on how …
Read the full article | Published May 18, 2012Asbestos related training session in Greater Manchester on Friday, 15th June 2012
The use of all asbestos containing materials (ACM’s) was not banned until 1999. This means any building built or refurbished before the year 2000 could contain asbestos. All workers who are liable to disturb asbestos during their normal work are required by law to be trained to be Asbestos Aware. This is so that they …
Read the full article | Published May 15, 2012
