Asbestos found in topsoil at Stonehenge posed no risk to the public, English Heritage has said. The Sunday People newpaper claimed the substance was accidentally dumped at the site by contractors returning a section of the A344 back to grassland. English Heritage said topsoil laid by the contractors “did not meet the standards required” and.. read more →

This week eleven former managers of Italian tyre giant Pirelli have been convicted of manslaughter over the deaths of some 20 workers who were exposed to asbestos. A court in Milan gave the managers, which included two ex-CEOs, jail terms of up to seven years and eight months. All eleven were Pirelli board members between.. read more →

The Asbestos Group have once again been successful in achieving Safecontractor accreditation! Safecontractor is a leading health and safety assesment scheme that is recognised all over the UK. More than ever, there is a need to determine how seriously your external contractors and service providers take health and safety and to professionally asses the suitability.. read more →

We are please to announce that another two of our lead surveyors have now successfully gained there CSCS Cards. Well Done! read more →

The HSE’s ‘Beware Asbestos’ safety campaign received a gold award at this year’s Institute of Promotional Marketing (IPM) Awards. HSE and creative communications agency, 23Red ( who worked with the HSE to design the safety kits and develop a partnership marketing arrangement), collected the award for ‘Best use of innovation in a business-to-business campaign using.. read more →

Headteacher Eugene Symonds is looking at a sign in one of his school’s temorary classrooms. “Warning: Encapsulated Asbestos. Do not cut or make fixings without proper authority and precautions,” it says. Pupils at this primary school in Oxfordshire use this area every day as a cloakroom. Symonds is trying to look on the bright side… read more →

An outdoor swimming pool in Essex has become contaminated with asbestos and its opening this season may be delayed while cleaning is carried out. The Health and Safecty Executive is to investigate how asbestos settled at the bottom of the pool. It is believed to have come through water circulation pipework which may have been.. read more →

Michael Lees has spent 15 years thinking about asbestos in British schools since the death of his wife Gina at the age of 51 in 2000. She suffered from mesothelioma – a form of lung cancer. Gina worked as a teacher for more than 30 years and Lees now believes she spent much of that.. read more →

As many as 20 tradespeople a week could be dying from asbestos damage to their lungs, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) say. Even though asbestos is now banned, people working in the construction, maintenance or demolition industries could still come into contact with asbestos dust, putting their health in danger. Exposure to asbestos is.. read more →

A Leeds trader has been given a suspended jail sentence after exposing a household and workers to potentially dangerous levels of asbestos fibers at a home in Bramhope. The trader took on a job to remove asbestos insulating board from the garage at a couple’s home despite the fact that he did not hold the.. read more →