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
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
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,
A walker has told of their anger to find asbestos has been left in a Nottinghamshire forest for weeks, despite appealing to authorities to remove it. Chris Wharton told the Chad described the asbestos as a ‘danger’ and a major concern for local walkers coming
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
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
The incidence of mesothelioma in Iceland today continues to rise, despite a nationwide ban on asbestos that began more than 30 year ago. A recent study conducted in this Nordic island nation illustrates just how difficult it will be to end the worldwide horrors of mesothelioma and
Prestwick beach is being reopened a week after it was closed following the discovery of asbestos-containing material. South Ayrshire Council closed the beach on 29 July and brought in a specialist contractor to clear the area. The substance is believed to have been washed ashore
The news that asbestos is slipping through our borders in cheap building materials from China and India means it remains an issue fraught with tragedy. The revelation that some building materials imported to Australia are contaminated with asbestos shows the fight to eradicate this deadly
