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UCATT continues to campaign for construction workers against asbestos.

UCATT is the Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians is the union for workers in the construction sector.   The union is dedicated to campaigning on behalf of building workers developing campaigns aimed at improving work place conditions. The construction trade is known to have many fatalities with the greatest single cause of work related […]

Read the full article | Published Mar 13, 2015

Asbestos Training in Bury, Manchester.

Armco are holding an Asbestos Training course at our dedicated training facility in Bury, Manchester on the 26th of August 2016. The asbestos training day will consist of a morning of Asbestos Awareness Training, Type A training followed by an afternoon of Work with Non Licensed Asbestos Training, Type B training. The training will be classroom based […]

Read the full article | Published Mar 11, 2015

Waste and Recycling Site fined for breach of asbestos regulations.

A waste and recycling firm situated in Carmarthen, Wales has been prosecuted and fined by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) at Swansea Court due to breach of asbestos regulations and dangerous conditions for 34 workers and any visitors to the site. Health and safety inspectors had to serve a total of 8 notices to […]

Read the full article | Published Mar 04, 2015

New Mesothelioma treatment increases survival rate of asbestos victims.

There have been developments in revolutionary treatment against Mesothelioma cancer in Toronto. Mesothelioma is a lung cancer which is exclusively linked to asbestos inhalation. Dr. John Cho and Dr. Marc De Perrot have teamed up to pioneer a new technique that has more than doubled survival rates in Mesothelioma patients. A Mesothelioma sufferer, Man Hong […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 20, 2015

HSE asbestos beware app deemed unsatisfactory.

The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) app was launched in October 2014 to increase awareness to asbestos and its dangers amongst tradespeople.  The app has been criticised by UKATA, the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association, saying they are disappointed with the app as it encourages untrained people to carry out asbestos removal. UKATA said that […]

Read the full article | Published Feb 18, 2015