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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

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