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
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,
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
Tenants are worried that the company assigned to remove asbestos from over 600 homes in North Ayrshire are throwing away prized possessions, such as family photos, instead of cleaning them. There are also concerns that Rhodar, the company contracted by North Ayrshire Council, are allowing
New Zealand has a new guide for managing and removing asbestos in the workplace. The “Approved Code of Practice for the Management and Removal of Asbestos,” or ACOP, was designed to complement the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016. Described as the first for the
Asbestos was embraced wholeheartedly by Australians. After all, we found rich deposits in Western Australia in the 1930s and had an industry keen to embrace a product that would help grow our young nation. Long before the fibres were found to have deadly consequences, it was used
Woman is diagnosed with terminal cancer 30 years after she was exposed as a 7-year-old to asbestos when she helped her father build a garage. When Serafina Salucci was seven years old she played with the asbestos sheeting her father used to build the family’s
A young Grantham mum says she should not have to face another day in her council flat after workmen found asbestos in her bathroom. Briony Green, 23, says she is frightened that she and her two-year-old daughter, Bella, may have been breathing in asbestos fibres
Asbestos & Health The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide information about asbestos and health. This fact sheet will explain the following: Asbestos general information Asbestos exposure Health effects of asbestos exposure Tests to diagnose asbestos-related disease Treatment of asbestos-related disease Reducing your
