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 →

The Asbestos Group would like to congratulate Brendan Dunn on passing his P402! read more →

This week is ‘Global Asbestos Awareness Week’ and it is more important than ever to remind everybody about the danger of Asbestos. To help put this on the top of the agenda, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is going to share the story of a ‘Mesothelioma Warrior’ every day from the 1st to the.. read more →

The number of cases of a cancer affecting workers exposed to asbestos before the 1980s has yet to reach its peak, senior doctors have warned. Mesothelioma – a malignant tumour of the lung lining – now kills more than 1,800 people in the UK each year. But doctors, writing in the British Medical Journal, said.. read more →

Figures seen by the BBC suggest asbestos is still present in nearly nine out of ten schools in the UK – higher than previous official estimates. It can be managed safely if it is left undisturbed but there have been calls for urgent action to make schools safer. Asbestos was widely used in the building.. read more →