‘I want my mum’: Heartbreaking last words of one of two boys, 8, killed in Sydney school crash tragedy… amid fears child survivors were exposed to ASBESTOS in the wrecked classroom. The tragic car crash at a western Sydney primary school that claimed the lives
A contractor has been fined for exposing its employees to asbestos during work at Anderson Tower in Motherwell. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that four electricians employed by IQA Operations Group Ltd had been drilling through door transom panels to fit electric cables into each property
The traces of asbestos in the City of Arp’s drinking water is above the Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum contaminant level, according to a letter sent out to residents last week. “We had started noticing something in the water, but we weren’t sure what it was,”
A man from Alphamstone died as a result of being exposed to asbestos dust while working as a clerk in a factory, an inquest has heard. David Rutledge, 82, of Goulds Road, told in a statement written before his death that he had to regularly
Construction workers representatives have expressed concern that newly appointed Brexit minister Steve Baker wants to see the UK have softer asbestos laws. The new Brexit minister, Conservative MP for Wycombe, evidently has a track record of campaigning for reform of asbestos controls. Much of the
Up to 13,000 kids’ quad bikes could contain ASBESTOS – forcing manufacturer to launch national recall. A brand of children’s quad bikes has been recalled Australia-wide after fears parts of the bikes could contain asbestos. The bike being recalled is the Polaris youth quad bike
Safety expert says the material blamed for London disaster is present in thousands of structures and could cost billions to replace. A leading Australian fire safety engineer has compared the task of removing flammable aluminium cladding from high-rise buildings to ridding the country of asbestos,
Schools staff are being left in the dark about the presence of asbestos in their workplace, leaving them and their pupils at risk of exposure, a survey by the National Union of Teachers has revealed. An online survey by the union showed nearly 50 per
The ACT Asbestos Health Study, which looks at the health concerns of people who have lived in a house with loose-fill asbestos insulation, has released a third report. The findings show one in three people “had seen a health professional” for mental or physical health
About 1,650 staff and students will have to move out of an Oxford University building for up to two years after asbestos was discovered. The Tinbergen Building, which houses the departments of zoology and experimental psychology, will be closed from Monday. A university spokesman said
