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NHS Trust Sentenced After Employees and Contractors Exposed to Asbestos During Refurbishment Work
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been fined after refurbishment work undertaken in an accommodation block at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital exposed Trust employee
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Hoteliers Fined After Failing to Assess the Presence of Asbestos During Refurbishment
A Devon based hoteliers has been sentenced today after materials containing asbestos were disturbed during a major refurbishment at The Park Hotel in Barnstaple.Newton Ab
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HSE Connect - 20th February 2019
In a continuous effort to raise awareness of the risks associated to working with asbestos, conforming to legislation and safe working practices, UKATA accepted an invita
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HSE Launches Search for Acts and Messages of Kindness Towards Britain’s Builders
Members of the public are being encouraged to share messages and acts of kindness for those working in the construction industry, in the run-up to Valentine’s Day.Using b
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Safer Logistics to Ask the Awkward Questions
PRESS RELEASE: from the Health & Safety Event 06.02.19HGV drivers can face sleep, fatigue, drug, and alcohol problems among a wide range of driver health issues. Safer Lo
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Company fined after asbestos containing materials were released
A Glasgow based building contractor has been fined after an employee used a powered saw to cut through a kitchen cupboard door, accidentally releasing asbestos containing
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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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Council fined after workers exposed to asbestos
Kent County Council (KCC) has today been fined £200,000 after asbestos was disturbed at Lansdowne Primary School.Canterbury Crown Court heard how, on 6 November 2014, an
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Company fined following asbestos exposure during maintenance work
A wood processing company has been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out at its premises in in Macclesfield.Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard how
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