HSE slams bath company for “shocking” confined-space fatality

In Court - 24 May 2013 - 0comments

A worker died after inhaling toxic fumes while carrying out restoration work in a bathroom at a...

The Chemical Environment

Resources - 22 May 2013 - 0comments

Airborne hazardous substances are to blame for thousands of new cases of occupational respiratory...

Family’s loft contaminated with asbestos fibres by tradesman

In Court - 16 May 2013 - 0comments

A Nottinghamshire plumber who had not been trained in asbestos awareness put his own son and a...

Queen announces support for asbestos victims

News - 8 May 2013 - 0comments

Legislation will be introduced to ensure sufferers of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma...

Buy-out boosts Santia’s asbestos management operation

News - 3 May 2013 - 0comments

Health, safety and environmental risk-management consultancy Santia Consulting Ltd has bought...

Witness saw worker running around in flames

In Court - 1 May 2013 - 0comments

An employee sustained severe burns when he was engulfed by a fireball at a chemical plant in Wirral.

Asbestos – Barbour EHS Toolbox talk

Resources - 22 April 2013 - 0comments

COSHH – Barbour EHS Employee Factsheet

Resources - 19 April 2013 - 0comments

Asbestos Management – Barbour EHS Directors Briefing

Resources - 19 April 2013 - 0comments

Air Quality – Barbour EHS Technical Guide

Resources - 19 April 2013 - 0comments

Queen announces support for asbestos victims

News - 8 May 2013 - 0comments

Legislation will be introduced to ensure sufferers of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma...

Buy-out boosts Santia’s asbestos management operation

News - 3 May 2013 - 0comments

Health, safety and environmental risk-management consultancy Santia Consulting Ltd has bought...

Government to review policies on asbestos in schools

News - 20 March 2013 - 2comments

The Government has confirmed it will review its policies on asbestos in schools once an...

MPs to hear evidence on asbestos in schools

News - 28 February 2013 - 1comments

Schools minister David Laws and the HSE’s director of Field Operations Directorate, David Ashton,...

No let-up in school asbestos row

News - 11 February 2013 - 0comments

The HSE and a well-known safety consultancy are at odds over the presence of asbestos and the...

School’s asbestos risk overestimated, new HSL tests find

News - 6 February 2013 - 1comments

Fears that a school in Wales might have to be demolished because of asbestos contamination are...

HSE harsh in assessment of hospital’s failings, report concludes

News - 22 January 2013 - 0comments

An independent review of serious management failings concerning asbestos at a hospital in Wales...

Free training to raise awareness of asbestos risks

News - 17 December 2012 - 0comments

To help local tradespeople in Northern Ireland learn more about the dangers of asbestos, the...

Welsh consultation on asbestos disease costs-recovery Bill

News - 11 December 2012 - 0comments

A Wales Assembly Committee has launched a public consultation on a Bill aimed at recovering costs...

Wood-pellet storage could have fatal consequences

News - 10 December 2012 - 0comments

Business owners and landlords have been warned that a cost-effective and environmentally friendly...

HSE slams bath company for “shocking” confined-space fatality

In Court - 24 May 2013 - 0comments

A worker died after inhaling toxic fumes while carrying out restoration work in a bathroom at a...

Family’s loft contaminated with asbestos fibres by tradesman

In Court - 16 May 2013 - 0comments

A Nottinghamshire plumber who had not been trained in asbestos awareness put his own son and a...

Witness saw worker running around in flames

In Court - 1 May 2013 - 0comments

An employee sustained severe burns when he was engulfed by a fireball at a chemical plant in Wirral.

Tata Chemicals fined following multiple incidents

In Court - 15 April 2013 - 7comments

An international chemical firm has been fined more than £100,000 following three separate...

Catalogue of safety failures lands developer and site manager in dock

In Court - 3 April 2013 - 4comments

The owner of a former brewery in Staffordshire and a sub-contractor have admitted multiple safety...

NHS Trust didn’t warn maintenance workers about presence of asbestos 

In Court - 13 March 2013 - 2comments

A serious management failing led to two contractors being exposed to asbestos during repairs at a...

Council failed to remove asbestos from school following survey

In Court - 5 March 2013 - 1comments

An Essex local authority received advice that it should remove asbestos from one of its schools...

Consultant didn’t have the expertise to give chemicals advice

In Court - 17 January 2013 - 6comments

A scientific instrument company and a safety consultant have appeared in court after workers were...

Mechanic burned in oil-drum explosion

In Court - 16 January 2013 - 0comments

A mechanic suffered serious burns when an empty oil drum exploded while he was carrying out hot...

Firm made no effort to obtain asbestos surveys

In Court - 13 December 2012 - 1comments

A plumbing company failed to take steps to prevent two workers being exposed to asbestos fibres...

The Chemical Environment

Resources - 22 May 2013 - 0comments

Airborne hazardous substances are to blame for thousands of new cases of occupational respiratory...

Asbestos – Barbour EHS Toolbox talk

Resources - 22 April 2013 - 0comments

COSHH – Barbour EHS Employee Factsheet

Resources - 19 April 2013 - 0comments

Asbestos Management – Barbour EHS Directors Briefing

Resources - 19 April 2013 - 0comments

Air Quality – Barbour EHS Technical Guide

Resources - 19 April 2013 - 0comments

Services sector – internal work environment – Interior motives

Features - 9 January 2013 - 0comments

As a consequence of the many sources of pollution in buildings, air quality indoors can often be...

Hazardous substances – Business as usual

Features - 6 January 2012 - 1comments

Shops, offices and schools are just some of the workplaces in the services sector where asbestos...

Airborne hazardous substances – Go with the flow

Features - 15 July 2011 - 0comments

Darren Ling explains why regular monitoring and maintenance of ductwork and ventilation systems...

Airborne hazardous substances – Local hero

Features - 4 July 2011 - 1comments

Dr Mark Piney presents a simple four-stage process of how to specify and apply reliable and...

Asbestos surveying - Grand scheme of things

Features - 12 July 2010 - 2comments

In January this year, the HSE published new guidance on asbestos surveying,1 which explicitly...

Airborne Hazardous Substances- Unnatural causes

Features - 6 January 2010 - 0comments

Russell Dunne explores the types, common uses and lifecycle of machine-made mineral fibres...