Archive for April 2017
Walsall Factory Asbestos Removal Case Study
Safeline has a national reach when it comes to asbestos removal, but the core of our mission is based in the west midlands and the Walsall asbestos removal is yet another further example of this removal. During the Walsall asbestos removal job we had to ensure that the factory was still able to function whilst…
Read MoreCouncil Fined for Asbestos Ignorance
On March 10th 2017, Stirling Council fined for asbestos ignorance! Stirling council ignored warnings of asbestos dangers in the basement of its headquarters for over nine years! In Safeline’s experience, Local Councils are usually the most diligent when it comes to identification and dealing with asbestos in their property portfolio, so this is a highly…
Read MoreGovernment Report on School Asbestos
In February Safeline wrote a blog piece on the School asbestos worries, since we wrote that news there has been a new Government Report on School Asbestos. Published on 27/02/2017 the report by the Education Funding Agency (EFA), found that around 20 per cent of schools were were “not fully compliant” with asbestos procedures “in…
Read MoreAsbestos Compensation
Asbestos Compensation Claims Limits are Raised In March of 2017, The Lord Chancellor Elizabeth Truss changed the way in which asbestos compensation is calculated when she lowered the compensation discount rate. When the amount a person receives from a compensation payment is calculated, it is adjusted according to the interest they can expect to earn…
Read MoreAsbestos Licensing
Not all Asbestos companies hold the same level of asbestos licensing. The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has an extensive and exhaustive process that all Asbestos removal companies are required to adhere to before the HSE determines the level of asbestos licensing that they grant to the individual applicants. The HSE (Health and Safety Executive)…
Read MoreAsbestos in Playground
(Photo: UGC TNW) In the news this week was a report that a north wales man found asbestos in the playground that his children were regularly using! The Daily Mirror reported on 5th April that ; “The man who found the asbestos, Tim Watson, said: “I was just passing through the playground last Tuesday when…
Read MoreAsbestos Removal Tax Breaks
Morning everyone, did you know that if you own a building that has ACMs (asbestos-containing materials) built into it before your ownership and you are a company then you could be entitled to asbestos Removal tax breaks? The cost and time delays related to the process of asbestos removal can be daunting for any company,…
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