HSE will conduct spot-checks in Lancashire - October 8, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching an initiative it hopes will reduce the number of industry-related deaths in the Lancashire area.

It will be conducting unannounced spot-checks it which will allow it to identify factors which have [read more...]

Unlicensed asbestos removal costs director GBP 36,000 - September 30, 2008

A company director has been fined £36,000 after his firm removed asbestos from a shop without a license.

Robert McCart also paid costs of £4,000 and the same in compensation after his two companies, Sussex Asbestos Solutions [read more...]

Firm fined for burning asbestos debris - September 23, 2008

A construction firm has received a £10,000 fine after burning waste which contained asbestos near Newmarket.

The company was disposing of material left after the demolition of a building which also contained a gas cylinder and plastics.

Cal Max Construction [read more...]

Initiative 'Zaps' ECA accident rates - September 17, 2008

The Electrical Contractors Association's (ECA's) accident reduction efforts have achieved a drop of nearly half in the number of accident occurences which need to be reported, a source says.

Its Zero Accident Potential (Zap) initiative has also [read more...]

HSE holds health and safety awareness day - September 16, 2008

A leading health and safety watchdog is to hold an awareness day near Stoke-on-Trent for members of the construction industry.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will seek to raise the profile of topics such as working [read more...]

Asbestos victim receives GBP 177,000 from old employer - September 15, 2008

A man has received £177,000 from a former employer in an out-of-court settlement over his exposure to asbestos in the 1970s, a source says.

Carter Design Group's former insurer has made the payment after a 15-month court case, the [read more...]

HSE prosecutes head over asbestos removal - September 12, 2008

A headteacher is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over the removal of asbestos from his school.

David Dibb of Westonzoyland Primary School is accused of using an unlicensed firm to remove asbestos from [read more...]

Council fined GBP 17,005 over asbestos exposure - September 8, 2008

A local authority has been fined £17,005 plus nearly £4,000 in costs after a caretaker was exposed to asbestos in a local school, a source says.

Richard Brand, who worked at Wallsend Jubilee School, came into contact with read more...]

Widening of asbestos compensation opposed - September 3, 2008

Plans in Scotland to widen the conditions where asbestos compensation may be awarded have been criticised.

Members of the Scottish Parliament propose to allow damages claims for pleural plaques, which are currently disallowed under House of Lords precedent.

This [read more...]

Link between asbestos and job investigated - September 2, 2008

The link between a man who was killed by mesothelioma and his job as a railway worker is being investigated, according to a source.

Brian Coleman died last year, suffering from the lung disease, after holding a position at the Doncaster [read more...]