Do You Need an Asbestos Survey? If you own, manage, or are responsible for a property built before 2000, you may be legally required to have an asbestos survey carried out. Asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) were widely used in construction until their ban in 1999,...
Hundreds of inspections at council buildings will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is intensifying its inspection campaign to evaluate how...
The United States has recently taken a major step forward in public health and environmental protection with the announcement of a ban on the import and use of asbestos. This long-awaited action aligns the U.S. with over 50 countries that have already prohibited this...
Asbestos is a dangerous substance that is banned from use in the UK. Unsurprisingly, there are a number of legal obligations and complexities for owners of buildings who discover that asbestos is present somewhere on the premises. Asbestos could potentially be found...
Asbestos was once commonly used for insulation in construction. But after it was revealed that long-term exposure to asbestos can lead to a range of debilitating and deadly lung conditions, it was completely banned from use in the UK. Since the Control of Asbestos...
Asbestos Warning It doesn’t seem to matter how big or small a company is, companies who fail to take adequate asbestos surveys prior to refurbishment works continue to make the news. The latest is a large hotel chain. The company in question failed to ensure a...
