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Asbestos removal firm and two managers gained asbestos licence unlawfully Last week, on 12th March 2018, a local asbestos removal company were prosecuted for forging medical and asbestos training certificates in order to obtain an asbestos removal licence from the HSE. Excavation and Contracting (UK) Ltd forged the certificates for their asbestos removal operatives. The […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 16, 2018
Researchers learning more about the link between asbestos and cancer We all know that asbestos causes cancer, but what is the link between asbestos and cancer? Research is still being conducted to understand how asbestos causes diseases such as mesothelioma and other cancers such as asbestosis. A couple of recent studies have shed light on […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 11, 2018
Former Barrow shipyard worker dies from mesothelioma aged 82 A woman has instructed specialist lawyers Irwin Mitchell to investigate the cause of her fathers death from asbestos. The post mortem concluded that the former shipyard worker died from asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. John Michelbach, from Thornton-Cleveleys in Lancashire, had worked for Vickers Armstrong at their […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 10, 2018
Company fined after asbestos removed improperly from primary school The HSE have successfully prosecuted a company who carried out refurbishment at a primary school and had asbestos removed improperly. R F Gardiner Limited did not have a licence for the asbestos removal they carried out in October 2016. As such, they put pupils, teachers, staff, […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 06, 2018
Company directors of Alsager contractors will be prosecuted for unlicensed asbestos disposal Three company directors are to be prosecuted in May following a two year investigation which saw them accused of unlicensed asbestos removal. The Health and Safety Executive and Environmental Agency initiated the investigation in 2011 into Alsager Contractors Ltd. The investigation ran until […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 03, 2018