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Naturally occurring asbestos in Nevada

The naturally occurring, cancer causing mineral, asbestos has been found to exist naturally in Southern Nevada where carcinogenic mineral fibres including asbestos were discovered. Asbestos is still mined around the world and its natural presence is often disturbed by erosion sending fibres into the air filling the landscape with asbestos. Asbestos fibres are long and […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 16, 2015

Online Asbestos Awareness Training.

Online learning is increasingly being used as a method of providing asbestos awareness training. The HSE recognises the use of online learning as a delivery method for asbestos awareness training, meeting all requirements of Regulation 10 of the control of asbestos regulations. The flexibility of the online course allows for you to take the course […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 11, 2015

Changes in Construction design and management (CDM) regulations.

There has been a change in legislation, due to begin April 6th 2015, put into place by the CDM (construction design and management) making changes from the 2007 regulations.  The changes are to keep up to date with a need for increased health and safety within construction projects. Asbestos is heavily linked to the construction […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 10, 2015

New technology to treat asbestos waste and turn it into a non-hazardous product.

Essex based company-Windsor Integrated Services Group (WISG) has acquired technology that can be used to treat asbestos waste, turning it into an aggregate product to be used in construction. The company offers services and products within the waste sector and the technology is said to set an example for managing asbestos waste worldwide. The technology […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 09, 2015

Suffolk building company fined for exposing employees to asbestos

An investigation from the HSE (health and safety executive) has found that a firm LJW Cladding Ltd removed asbestos insulation board without the necessary license. Insulation cladding board is one of the most dangerous types of asbestos containing material (ACM) and is extremely hazardous. Removal of such substance needs to be undertaken by a fully […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 06, 2015