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UKATA Pledge Support to HSE
UK Asbestos Training Association pledge their support to The Health & Safety Executive’s #DustBuster Campaign.
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Free asbestos training available to help get unemployed people work ready
Unemployed people are being given the opportunity to gain free asbestos training in order to get work ready as part of the UK-wide 2018 Train Safe, Work Safe, Keep Safe C
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UK Construction Week - UKATA Post Show Review
The UK’s largest built environment event – UK Construction Week took place 9 – 11 October 2018 at The NEC, Birmingham.UKATA Director Professor Roger Willey was invited to
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Unlicensed Contractor Fined for Exposing Workers to Asbestos
A Norwich based construction company has been sentenced today for carrying out unlicensed asbestos cleaning work.Norwich Magistrates’ Court heard how the company began a
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Businessman sentenced after failing to prevent exposure to asbestos
A Manchester-based businessman has been prosecuted after failing to check whether asbestos was present in a building he owned before starting major refurbishment works.Ma
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Macmillan Coffee Morning 2018
Macmillan Coffee Morning 201828th September 2018 The UK Asbestos Training Association held its annual coffee morning in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. UKATA got inv
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New website launched for the asbestos industry
UK Asbestos Training Association (“UKATA”) announces the launch of a brand-new website which is tipped to be the “go to” site for the asbestos industry.Established in 200
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Construction company fined after undertaking unlicensed asbestos work
A Bristol-based construction company has today been sentenced for carrying out unlicensed asbestos work.Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how, during July 2017, a project
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Manufacturer fined after workers exposed to asbestos
A machining manufacturer has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos fibres whilst demolishing an internal wall.Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how the work
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HSE investigating supply to schools of metal gauze mats which contain asbestos
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been made aware that two UK laboratory supply companies have supplied schools and potentially other users with gauze mats which
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