Concern over company throwing away priceless possessions in asbestos-affected homes
Tenants are worried that the company assigned to remove asbestos from over 600 homes in North Ayrshire are throwing away prized possessions, such as...
Asbestos and oil spill hamper firefighters after explosion at electrical substation
Residents were evacuated as Somerset fire crews battled a blaze at an electrical sub station. Firefighters efforts were hampered by asbestos and hundreds of liters of...
Hackney asbestos case: Ashford mum diagnosed with cancer
A carer who went to see her doctor with a chronic cough has been told she has incurable lung cancer caused by breathing in...
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...
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...
