South Devon residents die following asbestos exposure
THREE people from South Devon have died having been exposed to asbestos during their lives. Richard Alan Bridge, 64, of Woodland Park Nursing Home...
Retired Barrow brickie in bid for answers following asbestos disease diagnosis
A retired Barrow council bricklayer is appealing to his former colleagues to come forward in a bid to find out how and where he was...
VIDEO: 10 Steps to Managing Asbestos
We have created a short video to help guide you on how to manage asbestos in your property with these 10 steps.
VIDEO: HSE Safety Statistics 2014/15
The latest top level statistics on work-related ill health, workplace fatalities and injuries, and enforcement in Great Britain. Work related illness; Mesothelioma deaths due...
Widow ‘poisoned by husband’s asbestos hugs’
A High Court claim says Jack Briggs returned from work each night covered in the deadly substance A factory worker who came home each...
Mile-long stretch of Derbyshire lane sealed off after asbestos dumped
Derbyshire road blocked off and people advised to stay away after hazardous asbestos found. THE road between Chellaston and Aston-on-Trent has been closed after hazardous...
Surveyor fined for flawed asbestos survey
Building surveyor Watts Group has been fined £30,000 for health and safety breaches that resulted in two construction workers being exposed to asbestos. Seamus...
Paint in children’s playgrounds still contains dangerous levels of lead
Children could be at risk from lead in paint if they bite or suck play equipment, researchers warn Paint on equipment in children’s playground...
Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit Filed Over Mother’s Talcum Powder Use – US
A Wisconsin man alleges he developed mesothelioma, a rare and deadly form of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, as a result of his...
Teacher died from cancer after decades of exposure to asbestos
Inquest rules Elizabeth Belt’s death was a result of industrial disease, after years spent pinning pupils’ work to boards resulting in asbestos dust inhalation....
