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The thirty three year old mum dying from asbestos disease

The thirty three year old mum dying from asbestos disease Kirsty List, aged 33, from Exwick in Exeter, is dying from an asbestos related disease. Doctors have informed her that she most likely will not live until Christmas this year. It is unclear how she has developed the illness, but she started to fall ill […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 07, 2017

Supervisor receives fine for exposing workers to asbestos

Supervisor receives fine for exposing workers to asbestos A supervisor receives fine for exposing workers to asbestos fibers whilst on a licensed asbestos removal job…….. Alan Burdett who worked for Asbestos Decontamination Services Limited of Erdington, Birmingham, admitted to the safety breach and was sentenced accordingly. The Health and Safety Executive had initially received a […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 01, 2017

Woman dies after years of washing clothes riddled with asbestos

Woman dies after years of washing clothes riddled with asbestos Ann Siddons, from Lenham in Kent, died from mesothelioma cancer on January 10th 2017 aged 72. Ann had spent many years washing both her father’s and husband’s work overalls that were covered in asbestos dust particles. She was finally diagnosed with mesothelioma back in August […]

Read the full article | Published Jan 31, 2017

Asbestos Analyst fined after falsifying asbestos clearance certificate

Asbestos Analyst fined after falsifying asbestos clearance certificate Asbestos Analyst fined after falsifying asbestos clearance certificate on a construction site in Manchester………. Barrie Lyons, an asbestos analyst of 29 years from Hertfordshire, was hired to conduct air testing and to carry out a final inspection of a site in the city centre following the removal […]

Read the full article | Published Jan 23, 2017

Asbestos found in church organ means church closure over Christmas

Asbestos found in church organ means church closure over Christmas St James’s Church, Swansea, will close over the Christmas period due to asbestos being found in the church organ. There was supposed to be a schedule of various Christmas services taking place, but these have all had to be cancelled due to the discovery of […]

Read the full article | Published Dec 21, 2016