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Asbestos Contractor Fined

Below is a report of another Asbestos Contractor fined for poor management of asbestos removal. The report is an extract from the HSE website; “A Wigan building contractor has appeared in court after exposing a homeowner and her family to asbestos while carrying out a garage conversion. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that Anthony McGrath, trading…

Where is Asbestos Found?

Asbestos is sadly a part of everyday life for building trade workers and those whose jobs are closely related to working with properties. Although asbestos was banned as long ago as 1999, the material is of course prevalent in buildings and products from before this time. We are often asked, “where is asbestos found?” There…

Hospital Asbestos Safety

The BBC recently reported that there are concerns around Hospital Asbestos Safety in London. The concern is that the buildings we use to treat our sick and injured may in fact be exposing them to the dangers of asbestos dust. Here is an extract from the BBC’s article. “The number of people who could contract…

School Asbestos Safety

I was reading a recent piece in the Guardian, concerning school Asbestos Safety. Politics aside, the article was very well written. Here is a small extract from the Article by Lola Okolosie; “Mesothelioma, a disease usually linked to asbestos, is typically diagnosed 40-60 years after initial exposure. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – that…

Latest Asbestos News

Need the Latest Asbestos news? Safeline Environmental news brings you the latest asbestos news and updates from the United Kingdom! The latest asbestos news comes in the terms of a contractor prosecution, HSE will investigate and take the appropriate action on any contractor or subcontractor that fails in their duty of care to the job…

Asbestos Survey Requirements for building owners

Reading in the trade news this week that a company had been fined for not completing or adhering to an Asbestos Survey requirements. The HSE is quite specific about the “Duty” here is an extract of the requirements; “The duty to manage asbestos is directed at those who manage non-domestic premises: the people with responsibility…

Coventry Schools Asbestos Survey

Coventry Schools Survey Reveals Massive Asbestos Issues Like most midland cities, Coventry had a huge amount of rebuilding in the 20th Century, this has meant that Coventry Asbestos Removal is higher than the average. A 2014 survey reported that over half of the schools in Coventry still had Asbestos in place. The following was first…

Buckinghamshire Asbestos Fly tipper Fined

A Buckinghamshire Asbestos Fly-tipper fined over £10000 in fines, costs and clean up for fly-tipping asbestos and green waste, not once, but twice in Fulmer emergency vehicle ramp near the M40 motorway. The offence took place in July of 2016, a little over 11 months later the defendant was found guilty of two counts of…

Newcastle Asbestos Removal

https://www.safelineServices for Asbestos Removal in Newcastle If you live in the North East of England and throughout Northumberland, then Safeline Environmental are here to serve you: Residential – let us resolve asbestos issues in your home, no job is too small for us! Businesses – working with businesses large and small, we can resolve all…

Grade 2 Listed Building – Asbestos Removal Job in Cheltenham

Safeline recently was tasked by a homeowner with asbestos removal in Cheltenham. Now the town has a wonderful array of architecture ranging from the beautiful Georgian style all the way through to the modern buildings that have added to the lives of the people of Cheltenham. The problem here is that the asbestos boom in…