News and Prosecutions
Builder failed to warn employees about school asbestos
23 August 2010
A construction company that allowed its workers to remove harmful asbestos from a primary school beside a class full of children has been fined £1000.
Shop fitter exposed Arndale staff to asbestos
20 August 2010
A shop fitting firm has been fined for putting workers at risk of exposure to lethal asbestos fibres in Manchester.
£100k asbestos payout for Cadbury worker
29 June 2010
Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury has paid a former publications officer £100,000 in compensation after he developed the fatal asbestos-related cancer mesetholioma.
Shell worker receives £77,000 for pleural thickening
25 February 2010
A former employee of Shell Chemicals (UK) has received more than £77,000 in an out-of-court settlement after he developed a serious lung condition following asbestos exposure.
DWP consults on sick workers fund
11 February 2010
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation document on the creation of an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau (ELIB), which would provide compensation for sick workers who…
Articles
NEBOSH Diploma article: immoral fibre
9 July 2010
In his latest revision article for NEBOSH National Diploma students Lawrence Bamber summarises the duty to locate and manage what the HSE calls the “hidden killer”.
Fibre class
11 August 2009
Phillip Ellar sets out what good asbestos awareness training for dutyholders of non-domestic premises should include.
Site specifics: respiratory protection
6 April 2009
Bridget Leathley picks the best sites on the web for guidance on protection against dust and fumes.
If the mask fits
9 August 2007
Helen Collins takes a deep breath and explains the ins and outs of face fit testing for RPE.
Site specifics: Asbestos
4 February 2007
Bridget Leathley finds the best sources of information online on managing the UK's greatest workplace killer.
Five steps debate
Duncan Spencer's recent article in HSW questioning the utility of the HSE's five steps to risk assessment method has prompted a discussion between Spencer and consultant John Anderson.
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