Helen Tomlin: The impact of asbestos in the workplace – 20 years after it was banned
24/11/19 is the 20th anniversary of the ban on the importation of asbestos.
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Tag: Asbestos
This week in HRreview: 12th -16th August
HRreview provides a round-up of the articles in HR news this week.
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Death from industrial disease nearly doubles since mid-90s as asbestos at ‘crisis level’
How strong is the link between industrial disease and asbestos?
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Tim Povtak: Occupational Hazards – Risk of Asbestos Exposure
The use of asbestos in America has been reduced dramatically in recent decades. It is no longer...
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Council in court for ignoring asbestos threat in school
Thurrock Council has been fined after admitting to failures in how it managed asbestos across its...
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Hospital Trust fined for asbestos failings
A North East hospital trust has been fined after contractors were unsuspectingly exposed to...
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Companies prosecuted following multiple asbestos failings
A court has heard how workers were exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres following a number of...
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Dangers of asbestos must be recognised
Asbestos is the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, so it is crucial that...
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Firms prosecuted over asbestos danger at Bolton mill
Two companies have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos...
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Faith Franz: Jobs with the Highest Risk of Asbestos Exposure
The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) in the United States estimates...
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Nanofibres could pose health risk similar to asbestos
New research has proved that inhaling nanofibres – used in products ranging from tennis rackets to...
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Skivers fined for forging asbestos report
Two men have been fined for colluding to falsify a record stating that a school in Abingdon had...
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Safety failings led to asbestos exposure at Dorset school
The unsafe removal of asbestos insulation boards at a large independent school in Dorset led to...
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Faith Franz: Asbestos safety training in the workplace
By law, any worker who intentionally comes into contact with asbestos at the workplace must...
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New asbestos regulations come into force in NI
The Control of Asbestos Regulations (NI) 2012 come into force in Northern Ireland on Monday 28 May...
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Faith Franz: Tips for Keeping your Home Safe from Asbestos
For more than a decade, asbestos has been banned in the UK. The 1999 legislation outlawing the use...
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