Posts Tagged asbestos fibres
Posted on July 2, 2010 with 2 Comments
Workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery have been sent home after asbestos was found by teams investigating a fire and explosion at the site.
Oil company Total said traces of asbestos had been found at the North East Lincolnshire refinery. The material was discovered after the fire and explosion at the refinery’s crude oil distillation unit on Tuesday.
Posted on July 2, 2010 with 1 Comment
The Edinburgh Evening News have reported that a community arts centre has been forced to seal off its basement after asbestos was found around several pipes.
Craigmillar Community Arts on Newcraighall Road has used the basement for storage for several years, with staff going in and out to retrieve equipment. And concerns have been raised that the asbestos has been exposed for several years.
Posted on July 1, 2010 with 2 Comments
Thousands have already lost their lives to mesothelioma – a cancer linked to
asbestos exposure - and medical research predicts that as many as 50,000 people could be affected by it over the next 30 years.
Asbestos has been used in many industries, including power stations, shipping and dockyards, and railway works.
Posted on June 30, 2010 with No Comments
The Health & Safety Executive recently issued Asbestos: The Survey Guide (HSG264).
The new guidance is specifically aimed at surveyors who carry out asbestos surveys and those who commission the surveys. (Client / Duty Holders).
The client/duty holder has been given more guidance in the selection of the inspection body/surveyor and their own responsibilities under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 reinforced.
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Category: Asbestos Surveys
Posted on June 29, 2010 with 1 Comment
A Preston pensioner who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos five decades ago has received more than £160,000 in compensation.
The 72-year-old, who does nor want to be named, worked as an engineer with Leyland Motors from 1953 until 1958.
Exposed to asbestos during the work he did as a teenager, it was more than 50 years before the asbestos severely affected his health and led to him developing mesothelioma.
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