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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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WHO and ILO recommend ban on asbestos


30th October 2007
The World Health Organisation and the International Labor Organisation have produced a position paper that calls for a ban on all forms of asbestos. The paper entitled Elimination of asbestos-related diseases states that: "Bearing in mind there is no e… more »
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