Company fined for breaches linked to asbestos being disturbed during bar renovation
A BELFAST company has been fined £9,000 after admitting a series of health and safety breaches linked to asbestos being disturbed whilst renovating a...
Dad may have died from exposure to asbestos following IRA bombing
A SECURITY guard may have died after being exposed to asbestos in the wake of an IRA bomb attack. Stuart Packard, who lived in...
Roofer prosecuted for asbestos breach
A Berkshire roofer has been fined for removing asbestos without a licence. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Michael Wilkie was contracted by a householder...
Dealing with Austins asbestos ‘a legal duty’ – council
Derry City and Strabane District Council has said there is a legal requirement on those responsible for maintaining business premises to deal with asbestos,...
Asbestos fears after Tube station roof tiles fall on platform
A rail union is calling for a busy Tube station to be closed after raising fears over asbestos. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union...
Police Scotland to survey hundreds of buildings for asbestos
CASH-strapped Police Scotland may have to carry out asbestos surveys on hundreds of its premises after a critical inspection by the health and safety...
Mr Fluffy asbestos: More than 100 homes demolished so far under ACT buyback scheme
The ACT’s Asbestos Taskforce has passed another milestone, with the demolition of more than 100 homes in Canberra. More than 800 blocks have been...
Gwynedd villagers’ fears over asbestos stored near their homes
Sealed containers were placed on land opposite houses at Deiniolen near Caernarfon by housing association Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd. Asbestos filled containers placed on land...
“Significant” judgement for asbestos-related cancer sufferers
VICTIMS of asbestos-related cancer in Scotland could be in line for bigger payouts following a ruling in their favour at the Court of Session....
Police Scotland told to remedy ‘asbestos issue’
Police Scotland has been told to take “remedial action” over the presence of asbestos in some of its buildings. The Health and Safety Executive...
