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 surrendered and the focus of the ACT Government’s buyback program focus has now shifted to the suburb of Kambah, where the
Sealed containers were placed on land opposite houses at Deiniolen near Caernarfon by housing association Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd. Asbestos filled containers placed on land near houses in a Gwynedd village, have sparked health fears amongst residents. Two large, red sealed containers are on land opposite
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. A worker who sought compensation when he developed pleural plaques on his lungs as a result of being exposed to asbestos
Police Scotland has been told to take “remedial action” over the presence of asbestos in some of its buildings. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served the force with an improvement notice following inspections at four sites in Glasgow earlier this year. The issue was
