Asbestos scare grips Australia as Chinese panels test toxic in kids’ hospital
The government of Western Australia (WA) will carry out an audit of the products of Chinese materials supplier Yuanda after white asbestos was discovered...
Campaigners concern over asbestos at Durand’s Stedham school
Campaigners are concerned that asbestos is still lying in rubble after former classrooms on the St Cuthman’s site were knocked down four years ago....
Asbestos fears at Perth Children’s Hospital: Site cleared for workers to return
The Perth Children’s Hospital is safe for workers to return to following an asbestos contamination scare last week, according to evaluation by an independent...
Building giant John Holland defends actions after workers exposed to asbestos
Area not isolated for 24 hours after Perth children’s hospital workers covered in chrysotile while drilling into a roof panel. Building giant John Holland...
VIDEO: More asbestos discovered in Mytholmroyd
More asbestos has been discovered in a disused tip uncovered when the Boxing Day floods caused a landslip. Scout Road in Mytholmroyd has been...
Deadly asbestos fears on building site
Workers “downed tools” at a major housing development after five lorryloads of soil possibly contaminated with asbestos were dumped on the site. Workers “downed...
Former building manager died of asbestos-related cancer
A FORMER building manager died of asbestos-related cancer, an inquest has heard. Ralph Hubert Rogers, 89, of Heron Close, Thornton-le-Dale, died on November 15. Dr...
Exposure to asbestos in classrooms is thought to have led to death of former teacher
Bernard Dawson spent more than half a century teaching maths and science at secondary schools in Greater Manchester and Lancashire and was diagnosed with...
Asbestos removal from naval ships to cost Irish taxpayer €500,000
The taxpayer will have to foot the near €0.5m bill for removing potentially-lethal asbestos from Naval Service ships, but the final cost could be...
Widow starts proceedings over asbestos
A widow is looking for answers after her husband developed terminal cancer mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos. Alan Cook, a former laboratory technician from...
