£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....
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...
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...
“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....
New Zealand – New asbestos regulations hit building owners
New measures to prevent asbestos contamination during renovations and demolitions could prove costly for building owners, but industry leaders say change is well over due. From...
Schools asbestos ‘scandal’ still threatening lives – report
Decades of lax attitudes towards tackling deadly asbestos in schools is a national “scandal” threatening the health of former, current and future schoolchildren, a...
