Eyemouth golf club blaze debris poses ‘no risk’

Posted on July 12, 2010 with 2 Comments

Health officials have said there is no risk to the public from Asbestos debris left after a fire at a Borders golf course.

A firefighter was airlifted to hospital after being hurt while dealing with the blaze in Eyemouth on Wednesday.

He was injured when a greenkeeper’s shed containing a number of chemicals collapsed. (more…)

Schools cuts leave asbestos timebomb ticking

Posted on July 9, 2010 with 1 Comment

The Mirrors Asbestos Campaign has reproted this is devoted primary school teacher Gina Lees who was killed by an asbestos-related lung cancer after sticking her pupils’ pictures to asbestos ceiling tiles.

And there may be more like her after the ConDems’ decision this week to axe more than 700 school building and repair projects.

We’ve revealed that 90% of schools still contain the deadly fibres.

And they’ll stay there, slowly decaying as ceiling tiles and notice boards fall apart. (more…)

ASBESTOS – When am I at risk?

Posted on July 8, 2010 with 3 Comments

 You are mostly at risk when:

• You are working on an unfamiliar site
• The building you are working on was built before the year 2000
• Asbestos-containing materials were not identified before the job was started
• Asbestos-containing materials were identified but this information was not passed on by the people in charge to the people doing the work
• You don’t know how to recognise and work safely with asbestos
• You know how to work safely with asbestos but you choose to put yourself at risk by not following proper precautions, perhaps to save time or because no one else is following proper procedures

Remember, as long as the asbestos is not damaged or located somewhere where it can be easily damaged it won’t be a risk to you. (more…)

What is the asbestos risk to Nottingham tenants?

Posted on July 7, 2010 with 1 Comment

ASBESTOS was commonly used in house construction from the 1920s until 1970s when most of the Nottingham’s council estates were built. So the discovery that hundreds of council homes in the city contain the potentially lethal material is no surprise. However, the fact that 13 per cent of Asbestos surveyed properties – roughly 2,200 homes so far – have “high risk” material in them will worry tenants.

Jennifer Deakin, 60, of Brindley Road, Bilborough, where she has lived more than 30 years, has been told that amosite – a form of brown asbestos – is present in the living areas of her home. (more…)

Hundreds pay tributes to the Asbestos victims

Posted on July 6, 2010 with 3 Comments

Hundreds of relatives of tradesmen killed after handling asbestos have gathered in Manchester to mark their deaths. Campaigners Vera Rigby and Lauren Ross released six white doves to remember lost loved ones.

Other families clutched pictures of husbands and brothers who all fell victim to mesothelioma – a cancer caused by the building material. A total of more than 200 people were joined by three MPs in the commemoration, outside the town hall on Friday. (more…)