A roofing company spread asbestos fibres around a Leicestershire town when using pressurised water washers to clean roof panels on industrial units.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-em-15611.htm?eban=rss-press-release
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Roofing Firm Put Town at Risk From Asbestos
HSE Blitz starts next week! (Make sure you have Asbestos Refurbishment Surveys carried out)
Refurbishment, repair and maintenance activities will be particularly targeted, since more than 70% of the 42 construction fatalities in 2009/10 happened in that sector.
Issues that inspectors will be looking at most closely include height safety and asbestos risk management.
Last year HSE inspectors visited 2014 sites and 2414 contractors. They were forced to [...]
Examples of Asbestos Items
We found this interesting portfolio on Flickr showing a range of Asbestos related items.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/asbestos_pix/with/3377422314/
Below is a picture of 1954 Kent Micronite filtered cigarettes pack, which contained Crocidolite-asbestos tips.
Need Asbestos Advice
An asbestos management survey forms the basis of an Asbestos Management Plan. Asbestos surveys are often still referred to as type 1, [...]
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Asbestos Bulk Sample Test Kits
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Asbestos Insulation Board Boxing Around Water Tank
The pictures below show the remains of asbestos insulation board formerly surrounding a copper water heater that partially protrudes into the ceiling void in this house type in Swindon UK. Although in the pictures the material looks more like asbestos cement a water absorption test proved this material to be asbestos insulation board.
As you can [...]
