FACT SHEET – Asbestos & Health
Asbestos & Health The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide information about asbestos and health. This fact sheet will explain the following:...
£200k compensation for carpenter with asbestos-related cancer
A RETIRED carpenter who worked with asbestos in a prison has received a six-figure compensation pay-out after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The pensioner,...
VIDEO – Asbestos: What should I know?
A short video from 2M Asbestos answering with information for some of the most frequently asked questions we receive from the public and customers,...
Fears over homes on land contaminated with asbestos
Nearly 300 new homes could be built on the site of a former power station – on land which is heavily contaminated with asbestos....
CANADA – Federal Department bans asbestos in construction & renovation at government sites
Toxic material still being used at government buildings as recently as Febuary. CBC News has learned a federal government department has banned the use of...
Cancer patient claims he was exposed to asbestos at former Caterham Hospital
A FATHER of four who has an asbestos-related cancer believes he picked it up while working in a former Caterham hospital. And lawyers acting for Mervyn...
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...
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...
“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....
