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Inquiry head appointed in Wear Valley asbestos case


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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 inquiry...




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Liverpool Council sends hundreds of staff on asbestos training course


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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 been paid out for...




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New ARCA guidance on asbestos removal in confined spaces


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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,...




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Fear as asbestos found in US toys


jason
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, manufactured...




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WHO and ILO recommend ban on asbestos


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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 evidence...




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