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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, 2012

Asbestos 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, 2012

Removal 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, 2012

Asbestos 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, 2012

Free 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, 2012