Asbestos help for businesses in North Yorkshire

Posted on June 30, 2010 with 1 Comment

TWO free workshops to help businesses manage asbestos problems are to be staged later this year.

Dates for the Hambleton District Council-run sessions – in Northallerton and Richmond – will be organised to suit business leaders wanting to attend.

Anyone interested in attending one of the seminars should contact the council’s Environmental Health technical support team on 0845 1211 555 by July 23.

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Factory worker wins £160k asbestos deal

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.

The Asbestos Survey Guide

Posted on June 24, 2010 with 1 Comment

This is a heavily illustrated publication that replaces and expands on MDHS100, Asbestos surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos-containing materials.

It is aimed at people carrying out asbestos surveys and people with specific responsibilities for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.

Former RAF operator from Watford died of exposure to asbestos

Posted on June 21, 2010 with 1 Comment

The Watford Observer has reported thata A former RAF wireless operator from Watford died of lung cancer, aggravated by exposure to asbestos during his time in the forces, an inquest heard today.

George Robinson, of Denewood Close, died at Watford General Hospital of malignant mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, on September 30, 2009.

Competence is key: Ensure asbestos surveyors are qualified for the job

Posted on June 18, 2010 with 6 Comments

Abestos surveys are only effective if competent Asbestos surveyors are employed to do them… That is one of the key messages being promoted at HSE’s roadshows to help explain new guidance devised for those responsible for managing the risks from asbestos.

‘Asbestos: The survey guide’ (Ref: HSG264) which was published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in January is aimed at those who commission asbestos surveys, the surveyors who carry them out and those who use them such as architects and demolition or removal contractors.