Asbestos Still Poses a Threat to Tradespeople

The Health and Safety Executive has launched safety campaign after new research found tradespeople, including construction workers, carpenters and painters and decorators, could come into contact with deadly asbestos on average more than 100 times a year. The survey also revealed some common myths believed by those at risk, with one in seven (14%) believing that drinking […]

Suspended jail term for ignoring asbestos safety

The director of a Bromley firm has given a suspended jail sentence after removing asbestos without a licence and deceiving the householders by providing a doctored air test saying the room was safe to re-enter. Southwark Crown Court was told that the firm was hired to take out all the asbestos insulation from the boiler […]