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Asbestos warning after company prosecuted - August 10, 2009 A Canadian company has been prosecuted for potentially exposing employees and contractors to carcinogenic fibres at their Swansea plant. Vale Inco Europe Ltd pleaded guilty, on 9 June 2009, at Swansea Magistrates’ Court, to four charges under the Control of [read more...] Asbestos found dumped in Nottingham - May 13, 2009 A Nottingham shopkeeper has revealed she was shocked to find the city council did not have to remove a pile of asbestos which had been dumped, it has been reported.Karen Wales, a director at A1 Windows, told the [read more...] Experts: Wales needs asbestos audit - May 11, 2009 A national audit of asbestos in Welsh schools is needed to protect the country's children, it has been claimed.Speaking to the Western Mail, Dr Philip Dixon, director of teaching union ATL Cymru, said the issue of asbestos in [read more...] Scotland to introduce new asbestos law in June - May 5, 2009 People suffering from pleural plaques after being exposed to asbestos will be able to seek redress in Scotland from June 17th, it has been revealed.In news which may interest those considering asbestos training, community safety minister Fergus Ewing [read more...] HSE runs asbestos training workshops - April 30, 2009 Construction companies in South Yorkshire and the Humber are being reminded of the importance of asbestos training.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with industry partners to stage asbestos training events for the [read more...] Clothing 'cause of woman's asbestos exposure' - April 24, 2009 An Exeter inquest has ruled that a pensioner "probably" died after coming into contact with asbestos on her husband's clothes more than two decades ago, it has been reported.Exeter coroner Darren Salter ruled that Withyocmbe pensioner Elaine Smith-Boon, [read more...] Insurers challenge Scottish asbestos move - April 24, 2009 A group of insurance companies has launched a legal bid against a Scottish asbestos ruling.The coalition, made up of Aviva, AXA Insurance, RSA and Zurich, has lodged a judicial review against the Damages (Asbestos-related conditions) (Scotland) Act, which [read more...] North-west kids 'played with asbestos' - April 21, 2009 Parents in the north-west have expressed concern after children were found playing with asbestos, it has been reported.Julie Silver, of Mikasa Street, Walney, told the North-West Evening Mail that she discovered sheeting made of the material in an [read more...] Bristol-based firm fined for asbestos incident - April 20, 2009 A Bristol-based company has apologised after a Norwich worker was placed at risk of asbestos exposure, it has been reported.Mitie Property Services pleaded guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Norwich Magistrates Court [read more...] Leicester homes in asbestos risk - April 17, 2009 A maintenance mistake could have placed 20 Leicester homes at risk of asbestos, it has been reported.Contractors working on the Mowmacre estate failed use the right equipment when rewiring the house and could have allowed particles of the [read more...] |
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