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Asbestos is still a hidden danger in UK schools There’s a legal requirement to manage asbestos to ensure people’s safety, but what is being done about asbestos still present in our UK schools? It is a topic that Paul Beaumont, CEO of the Independent Asbestos Training Providers (IATP) is keen to address. IATP wrote an […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 23, 2017
Old fridges riddled with asbestos dumped outside gym in Wales Asbestos removers have been called in after two fridges containing sheets of asbestos had been dumped outside a boxing gym in Wales. The gym is very popular with children and has up to 25 children visiting daily. Fridges and building materials were discovered last Sunday […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 13, 2017
Co-Founder of games company dies of mesothelioma Co-founder of games company dies of mesothelioma – James Cove, who was one of the co-founders of Gamesman had been battling for 3 years with mesothelioma and has died at the age of 45. Gamesman, who are specialists in gaming machine solutions, known worldwide, released a statement following Mr […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 13, 2017
Waste removal contractor sentenced after removing asbestos without licence HSE Asbestos Removal Mark Gibson was contracted to remove asbestos from 2 different properties in Wales in September and November 2016. The HSE learnt that Mr Gibson did so without actually having a HSE asbestos removal license to remove harmful materials. Gibson traded as All-gone waste […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 08, 2017
Asbestos Tile Testing Might have saved him…… A 60 year old man from Pattingham died on the 18th September this year from mesothelioma. Michael Davies was a retired social care manager and had helped to remove roof material containing asbestos back in 1978. At an inquest into Mr Davies’ death, a statement from his family was […]
Read the full article | Published Nov 06, 2017