Asbestos: Your Duty

15 Feb 2024

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a campaign to help people understand if they have a duty to manage the risks of asbestos in buildings.  It includes a simple online questionnaire which can be found here.

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Clearing The Air: asbestos in schools and hospitals

25 Jan 2024

Mesothelioma UK has launched a report on the costs and benefits of removing asbestos from UK schools and hospitals called Clearing the Air.  The report  looks at asbestos-related diseases caused by  exposure to asbestos for teachers, doctors, nurses and other employees who work in those buildings but never worked directly with asbestos.

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HSE is doing a survey on asbestos surveys

9 Nov 2023

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is taking a significant step towards better asbestos control in non-domestic buildings, and your experience could help them.  They are asking duty-holders who have had an asbestos survey completed to let them know about their experience.

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UK Government rejects asbestos removal petition

30 Sep 2023

The UK government has rejected a petition signed by over 10,000 individuals calling for the eradication of asbestos within the next 40 years and the establishment of a central asbestos register. Asbestos remains the leading cause of work-related fatalities in the UK. The petition emphasized the heightened risks in schools and hospitals, locations considered most vulnerable to asbestos exposure.  The BBC reported the news here.

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RCN Calls for Asbestos Eradication in Healthcare

10 Aug 2023

The Royal College of Nursing is calling  for the eradication of asbestos in UK Health and Social Care Facilities.  They issued a Position Paper on 4 July 2023.

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Admin Team Bolstered

8 Aug 2023

Welcome to Amber Gray who has joined Global’s back-office Admin team.

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