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Nearly 50 Dorset schools house asbestos containing materials

John Buckley — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:06:53 +0000

NEARLY 50 schools across Dorset house asbestos-containing materials, a freedom of information request (FOI) has revealed. The FOI, sent by the Echo to the council, revealed that a total of 48 Education Authority Schools in the Dorset Council area hold asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). The council confirmed via the information request that the materials ‘have been […]

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Asbestos Contractor Fined

John Buckley — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:36:45 +0000

An asbestos contractor from Wiltshire has been fined £100,000 and one of its directors handed a suspended jail sentence over a catalogue of failings, including allowing untrained workers to rip out asbestos by hand.Winchester Crown Court heard that Sarum Asbestos carried out four asbestos removal jobs between 2012 and 2015, despite not holding a license […]

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Supermarket supplier Greencore fined £1m after electrician’s 3m ladder fall

John Buckley — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:26:24 +0000

Supermarket supplier Greencore has been fined £1m after a self-employed electrical contractor fell to his death from a height of 3m while trying to install two motors above a machine used to mix sugar paste. The contractor, named in the press as David Shanks, 55, worked almost exclusively for Greencore, which manufactures cakes and desserts at […]

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ISO 45001

John Buckley — Mon, 08 May 2017 18:14:23 +0000

The draft international standard (DIS) for ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use has been published by BSi and is available on their website for review and comment until April 2016. ISO 45001 will eventually replace OHSAS 18001 as a full international standard, and will provide a clear framework […]

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Asbestos in Scotland remains a ‘health time bomb’

John Buckley — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 09:15:12 +0000

The use of asbestos in Scottish schools has created a health “time bomb”, medical and legal experts have claimed. An increasing number of people are coming forward with asbestos-related conditions they claim are associated with working in affected buildings. Exposure to asbestos dust can cause a deadly cancer called mesothelioma. Scotland currently has the highest […]

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Woman dies from asbestos-related disease following husband’s exposure

John Buckley — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 09:02:16 +0000

A 66-year-old woman who used to wash her husband’s asbestos-covered overalls has died from peritoneal mesothelioma, an inquest has heard. Margaret Maggs was first diagnosed with the asbestos-related disease in 2007, reportsgrimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Her husband, Colin, worked as an engineer in the trawler industry, often in environments where asbestos was present. In a statement written by Mrs […]

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Contractor fined for poor asbestos assessment

John Buckley — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 21:15:25 +0000

A Bedfordshire based contractor has been fined for poor asbestos assessment, after failing to carry out suitable assessment of asbestos removal work. Luton Magistrates Court heard how Anthony West was contracted to complete demolition work at a building in Biggleswade. West then had a pre-demolition asbestos survey carried out for the building. The Health and […]

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Asbestos in Schools – What is the solution?

John Buckley — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 21:10:25 +0000

Asbestos in schools – what’s the solution, it is a “serious” problem which could threaten the health of children, a Government report has found, as it concluded that thousands of schools are failing to follow safety guidelines. One fifth of schools which responded to an official survey were found to be “not fully compliant” with asbestos procedures, leaving […]

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Demolition Contractor breaches asbestos regulations

John Buckley — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:59:29 +0000

A demolition contractor has been given a four-month suspended custodial sentence after breaching asbestos regulations across two separate sites. The site in Chesham | Image credit: ©HSE Scot Ian Richardson trading as Aztec Demolition was acting as contractor on the two projects, Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court heard. A member of the public initially contacted HSE […]

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Worker died after cutting through electric cable while removing asbestos from school ceiling

John Buckley — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:09:35 +0000

James Paul was working removing asbestos from the ceiling at Cwmcarn High School in July 2013 when the incident happened A worker died after accidentally cutting an electrical cable while removing asbestos from the ceiling of a school, an inquest has heard. James Paul, 26, from Abertillery was pronounced dead at the scene of an […]

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