News
| Asbestos in The Supreme Court – The implications of the past on the liabilities of the future | 21/3/2011 |
| “Asbestos has long been known to be a dangerous (as well as a useful) substance, employers and occupiers turned a blind eye to those dangers long after they knew or should have known about them, and mesothelioma is a dreadful disease.” Lady Hale
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| Asbestos group challenges health and safety report | 23/9/2010 |
| A report from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on ‘system built' schools yesterday highlights the need for better asbestos management, according to The Asbestos in Schools group (AiS). | |
| Repeal of schools-building programme raises asbestos alarm | 29/7/2010 |
| The cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme could increase the risk of children, teachers and support staff being exposed to asbestos, TUC union officials have warned. | |
| Asbestos: the monster in the cupboard | 12/7/2010 |
| Around 75 per cent of Britain’s schools contain asbestos. With the right support and training, schools can manage asbestos effectively. | |
| Hundreds pay tribute to asbestos victims | 5/7/2010 |
| Hundreds of relatives of tradesmen killed after handling asbestos have gathered in Manchester to mark their deaths.
Campaigners Vera Rigby and Lauren Ross released six white doves to remember lost loved ones. |
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| Call For The Removal Of Asbestos From School Buildings | 17/11/2009 |
| Since the dangerous material asbestos was banned from being used in building, there have been varying reports on the frequency of incidences of mesothelioma, the lung cancer that the material can cause in those who are exposed to it. | |
| Asbestos found on new Kaimhill primary school site | 17/11/2009 |
| warning of considerable costs and lengthy delays on building work after discovery
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| Asbestos in schools | 17/11/2009 |
| Rochdale MP and Liberal Democrat Health and Safety spokesman, Paul Rowen, has this met with School’s Minister Diana Johnson MP to discuss the Government’s current strategy regarding asbestos in schools.
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| Online register for asbestos in schools | 29/9/2009 |
| PARENTS of children in the state education system will have access from next week to an online register of asbestos sites in local schools, Education Minister Geoff Wilson said yesterday. | |
| Asbestos fears at old Parkside School | 28/8/2009 |
| ASBESTOS removal at the old Parkside School site will finally get underway, it was announced this week.
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| NUT Says Asbestos Kills 16 Teachers a Year | 7/7/2009 |
| The National Union of Teachers continue to campaign to ensure that all schools are free from asbestos. | |
| A Guide to Managing Asbestos in Schools | 16/6/2009 |
| For further information on how to manage asbestos in schools, download the Asbestos in Schools brochure here. |
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| Parents reassured over school asbestos | 26/5/2009 |
| EXPERTS moved to reassure parents last night after figures revealed that almost every school in Suffolk contains asbestos. | |
| Why is asbestos allowed to kill so many teachers? | 29/3/2009 |
| AT LEAST 272 teachers have died from asbestos-related cancer caused by exposure to the lethal substance which still riddles many of Britain’s schools.
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| BBC 1 - Inside Out - Asbestos in Schools | 27/3/2009 |
| According to last night’s Inside Out Programme – featured on BBC 1 - More than 90% of South East England schools still contain asbestos, the special investigation by the BBC's Inside Out South East revealed. | |
| HSE Warns - Handle your asbestos correctly | 9/2/2009 |
| HSE warns companies to follow correct asbestos handling procedures | |
| Redhill take chairing role at TUC Safety Conference | 16/6/2008 |
| Redhill Analysts, part of Silverdell Plc Group supported the South Yorkshire and Humberside TUC Safety Forum about asbestos held at Sheffield Cathedral Conference Centre in April.
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