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Asbestos exposure warning issued to Military staff The Ministry of Defence have issued an asbestos exposure warning to Military staff who have worked on Sea King helicopters. They are going through the process of urgently removing parts thought to contain asbestos from all their aircraft. It is thought that thousands of engineers could be affected, […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 04, 2018
SNUR asbestos rule allows manufacture, import & processing of new asbestos products The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the U.S is to go ahead with plans to introduce a new asbestos rule known as SNUR. There are fears that the introduction of this new asbestos rule will mean an expansion in the use of asbestos […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 04, 2018
School asbestos was forgotten about for five days Reports from BBC Scotland say that a school in Aberdeen allowed twenty five people back onto the school premises following the disturbance of asbestos. The people were allowed back into the school due to a series of failures in dealing with the school asbestos incident. Aberdeen’s Bridge […]
Read the full article | Published Aug 21, 2018
Report details asbestos found in crayons A report issued in the U.S by a public interest group revealed asbestos in crayons used by schools. The US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund tested 27 school products in an independent laboratory and found asbestos in Playskool crayons. Author of the report, Dev Gouda, said, “It’s insane […]
Read the full article | Published Aug 15, 2018
EPA introduce new rule allowing asbestos containing products to be manufactured again Asbestos containing products have yet to be completely banned in the U.S, despite a move towards a ban by placing significant restrictions on the deadly substance. However, in what is described as a step backwards, the U.S have now allowed asbestos to be […]
Read the full article | Published Aug 07, 2018