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Inquiry head appointed in Wear Valley asbestos case


30th November 2007
An inquiry into how the presence of asbestos was ignored at a council-run leisure centre has appointed a former council boss to lead the investigation, reports The Northern Echo. Peter Kemp, former chief executive of Durhum Council, will head the inquir… more »
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Liverpool Council sends hundreds of staff on asbestos training course


30th November 2007
Liverpool City Council is sending almost 800 staff on an asestos awareness awareness training course after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report declared the Councils current training inadequate, reports the Liverpool Daily Post. Over ?250,000 has… more »
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New ARCA guidance on asbestos removal in confined spaces


30th November 2007
An asbestos action group, Asbestos Awareness Disease Awareness Organization, has found asbestos in toys being sold in the United States. According to the advocacy group asbestos has been found in a number of toys including a CSI Fingerprint kit. The kit… more »
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Fear as asbestos found in US toys


30th November 2007
An asbestos action group, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, has found asbestos in toys being sold in the United States. According to the advocacy group asbestos has been found in a number of toys including a CSI Fingerprint kit. The kit, manufact… more »
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Asbestos Use Rising in India


13th November 2007
Despite the fact that 45 countries around the world have banned the use of asbestos and the U.S. Senate recently passed legislation that may eventually do the same, asbestos use in India is on the rise, says an article posted on the Indian site, counterc… more »