THE “hidden killer” which has claimed the lives of more than 100 York men is the subject of a new information campaign by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The Health and Safety Executive said every week across Britain about 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases and the numbers are rising. The HSE said plumbers, joiners and electricians were most at risk. Mesothelioma, caused by breathing in …
Two businesses and a company director have been fined after workers in Manchester were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres. The prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) comes just days before the launch of a national £1.2 million campaign to increase awareness about asbestos among tradespeople.
Two companies have been prosecuted after workers and members of the public were exposed to unacceptable levels of asbestos during a removal project. The Health and Safety Executive took the companies to court, on the 06 October 2009, after an unlicensed contractor carried out the specialist work at a warehouse in Brimsdown, Enfield.
Two companies have been prosecuted after an unlicensed contractor was appointed to remove 3,000m 2 of asbestos insulating board from a warehouse. The Health and Safety Executive took the companies to court on 6 October 2009.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) expressed its deep disappointment at a decision by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to uphold a complaint about its ‘Asbestos: The hidden killer’ awareness campaign. The ASA has upheld one complaint from a single source challenging HSE on the numbers of workers it quoted as dying as a result of exposure to asbestos fibres.
