Posts Tagged ‘health and safety executive’
Asbestos In Schools – Waltham Forest: Union campaigning for asbestos removal from schools
A UNION is campaigning for all deadly asbestos to be removed from school buildings. Waltham Forest’s Unison, the public sector union, is requesting information from people who work in schools as part of a survey of asbestos management.
They are concerned that the number of people who have suffered ill health or have died as a result of asbestos exposure is unacceptably high. A report in the summer showed that asbestos was not properly monitored in schools and steps to prevent risk from deadly bacteria were not taken.
Spot checks were carried out at four Walthamstow schools in June after the council failed to fully respond to a request for information by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Read More
Asbestos Surveys – Crown Censure for Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) today received a formal Crown Censure from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after potentially exposing workers to deadly asbestos fibres.
Being a Crown body, MOD cannot be prosecuted as a private company would be in the criminal courts. The Censure was received by a senior manager from Defence Estates on behalf of MOD, who attended a formal Crown Censure hearing at HSE’s East Grinstead Office today (13 September 2010).
Defence Estates is an operating arm of the MOD and is responsible for managing the military estate – including managing asbestos on the estate. Read More
Competence is key: Ensure asbestos surveyors are qualified for the job
Asbestos surveys are only effective if competent surveyors are employed to do them…That is one of the key messages being promoted at roadshows to help explain new guidance devised for those responsible for managing the risks from asbestos. Read More