Potentially lethal asbestos has been found illegally dumped in “every corner” of a rural county, a council has said. The toxic material has been...
Banned asbestos is slipping past Australian customs officials
Banned asbestos and other dangerous building products are slipping past customs officials and being used in Australian homes and building sites, a senate inquiry...
Devon teacher died from asbestos exposure in Buckinghamshire schools
Teacher, 68, died from asbestos exposure after builders removed the deadly fibres from classrooms while she taught lessons during her 30-year career. A former...
Councils pay out £10m for school asbestos claims
Councils in England have paid out at least £10m in compensation to people who developed illnesses because of asbestos in school buildings. Figures obtained...
Over half of Liverpool schools could have asbestos in them
Diseases caused by the deadly material kills around 5,000 workers every year Over half of schools in Liverpool are thought to have asbestos containing...
Asbestos found in 346 Kent schools
Potentially deadly asbestos has been found in hundreds of schools in Kent. It’s been revealed 346 Kent County Council-run schools contain the substance, which...
New Zealand Asbestos Guide Aims to Reduce Deaths
New Zealand has a new guide for managing and removing asbestos in the workplace. The “Approved Code of Practice for the Management and Removal of Asbestos,”...
Nine in ten Nottinghamshire Schools still contain potentially lethal asbestos
Nine in ten schools in Nottinghamshire still contain asbestos – and nearly £200,000 in damages has been paid to employees who have been exposed...
Jury Says Baby Powder Causes Ovarian Cancer, Johnson & Johnson Losing Millions
Giant company Johnson & Johnson is once again on the hot seat after losing $70.1 million dollars in a lawsuit on whether their iconic...
Oldest Working Mens Club in the country hit with asbestos crisis
The much-loved Holbeck social club (formerly the Working Men’s Club) is facing a considerable uphill struggle in the coming months to keep their doors open, having...
