Hundreds of Derbyshire schools containing asbestos has cost a council more than £400,000 in compensation and with outstanding claims still to be dealt with, the cost to Derbyshire County Council could increase. A freedom of information request posted on the council’s website showed the statistics, with hundreds
Teaching unions have today launched a campaign urging the government to defuse the “timebomb” of asbestos in Norfolk’s schools, as it emerged that nearly 85pc of them contain the deadly material. Exposure to asbestos, sometimes known as “the silent killer”, can cause mesothelioma, an incurable
A former electrical engineer at the Houses of Parliament who died from asbestos-related cancer kept dairies for nearly 20 years detailing his safety concerns about the building. Frederick Hodge, who supervised maintenance of boilers and pipes in the Palace of Westminster during the 1970s and early 1980s died in
AN innovative South Devon company has developed what is believed to be the world’s first real-time asbestos warning device. The groundbreaking, portable, hand held, piece of equipment is called Asbestos ALERT (Asbestos Locating Equipment in Real Time) and has been developed by Paignton based ALERT Technology Ltd.
A Bolton night club owner has been sentenced after admitting a failure to carry out a survey for asbestos before starting on the refurbishment of a local night club. Manchester Magistrates’ court heard how UK Night Life Limited and its sole director, Charles John McGrath,
The true scale of asbestos in the Palace of Westminster is so vast that MPs were in danger of inhaling the lethal substance, according to a report which recommends that MPs and Lords decamp for six years. MPs could move out of the Houses of
Although the Netherlands banned asbestos 22 years ago, officials continue eliminating the toxic mineral from the country’s infrastructure, most recently ordering all asbestos roofing be removed by Jan. 1, 2024. The removal only applies to exterior asbestos-containing materials such as corrugated sheets and slate roofing. It does
Despite the well-known dangers of deadly asbestos, its removal from most job sites and legal actions against companies using the substance, many U.S. workers still face the perils of exposure when they enter their workplace each day. Scott Allen, regional director for public affairs at the
A firm is being investigated by Wigan Council over allegations that it left rubble from a fire containing asbestos piled up in a corner of its yard. The local authority has confirmed it is looking into safety concerns involving Pennine Scaffolding, based on the Millingford Industrial
More people are dying of an asbestos-related lung disease in Dartford and Gravesham than in most of the country, it has been revealed. Between 2010 and 2014, 19 people died in Dartford and 30 people died of mesothelioma in Gravesham, giving mortality rates of 5.1
