Former steel worker pleads for answers as he battles cancer after asbestos exposure
A FORMER steel worker is appealing for his ex-colleagues to come forward as he battles an asbestos-related cancer. Sidney George Leavesley, 85, is searching...
Angus cancer victim is dying from asbestos in his lunchtime sandwiches
Cancer victim, 66, is dying from the asbestos in the lunchtime SANDWICHES he ate while working as an engineer. A 66-year-old former engineer is...
Tradesmen urged to be asbestos aware following prosecution
A gas engineer removed potentially dangerous asbestos material during a gas boiler replacement putting himself and others at risk from exposure to asbestos fibres,...
Man fined for potentially exposing members of the public to asbestos
A man from County Durham has been fined for potentially exposing members of the public to asbestos fibres during the refurbishment of a residential...
Company fined £20,000 after disturbing asbestos in roof of Northampton primary school
A company has been fined after risking possible exposure of children and staff to asbestos that was contained in the roof of a Northampton...
Company fined for safety failings when dealing with asbestos at a school
An Oxford based company has been fined after disturbing asbestos insulation board (AIB) at a school. Northampton Magistrates’ Court heard how Amey Communities Limited...
After 15 years, asbestos cleanup plan approved for contaminated town
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted final approval Monday to a costly cleanup program for a Montana community where health...
Charity’s horror at discoveries of asbestos in Derby
THE honorary chairman of a Derbyshire charity which helps people affected by asbestos has told of his horror at incidents where the deadly material...
Firms fined after asbestos failings
A food company and their contractor have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during building work and only identified by chance when an asbestos...
Man fined after exposing employees to asbestos
An employee exposed his workers to asbestos fibres during the refurbishment of a social club in Ashington, Northumberland. An employee exposed his workers to...
