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22nd January, 2025 - Asbestos
The Risk Of Asbestos In Artex Ceilings
Many buildings contain artex and other textured coatings on walls and ceilings that may contain asbestos. The biggest risk is not the artex itself, but the potentially deadly fibres contained in it. In this post, we look at when you should be worried, and what the law says about asbestos in artex.
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26th November, 2024 - Asbestos
The Two Types Of Asbestos Survey (And When You Need Them)
There are two types of asbestos survey, the management asbestos survey, and the refurbishment and demolition asbestos survey. A building may require one type, or both, depending on the use of the building and the work planned.
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19th June, 2024 - Asbestos
What Happens To Your Lungs When You Breathe Asbestos
Asbestos is mostly a health risk to your lungs. Breathing in deadly asbestos can cause permanent damage to the inner cells and the outer lining of your lungs and chest wall. How does it get in? And what happens to your lungs when you are exposed? Let's take a look.
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16th April, 2024 - Asbestos
What To Do If Accidental Asbestos Exposure Occurs On Site
When asbestos materials are damaged they release tiny fibres which can cause serious and often fatal diseases. So what should you do if accidentally disturb asbestos? These simple steps can help protect your health if you think you have disturbed asbestos materials.
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5th March, 2024 - Asbestos
How Long Does An Asbestos Awareness Certificate Last?
If you work in construction or any other profession where you may disturb asbestos you should be trained in asbestos awareness as a minimum. But how often should that training take place, and how long does an asbestos awareness certificate last? Find out if your certificate is valid.
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14th February, 2024 - Asbestos
Who Is Asbestos Awareness Training Suitable For?
Asbestos awareness is the most basic level of asbestos training. But who needs it? It's not suitable for asbestos workers. It's actually for people who don't work with asbestos but need to avoid it in their jobs, like tradespeople and construction workers.
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8th February, 2024 - Asbestos
The Deadly Risks Of Asbestos In Demolition
Asbestos is in thousands of buildings in the UK. It was a popular building product 20+ years ago. But it's deadly. Since older buildings are more likely to be demolished, asbestos is a deadly risk in demolition work.
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30th August, 2023 - Asbestos
What Is An Asbestos Survey?
An asbestos survey is a survey to find and identify asbestos-containing materials in a building, property, or structure. Often a legal requirement, the asbestos survey will help establish the type and quantity of asbestos materials and where they are in the building.
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24th August, 2023 - Asbestos
Asbestos Surveys, The Law, And Legal Requirements
Asbestos surveys are a legal requirement in many circumstances. Working or occupying a building without an asbestos survey could be breaking the law. But when do you need one, and when don't you need one? You can find out when you need an asbestos survey, and why, in this blog post.
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12th January, 2023 - Asbestos
40 Places You Can Find Asbestos Containing Materials
Asbestos-containing materials (often referred to as ACMs), can be found in many places. Asbestos is present in thousands of buildings in the UK, like offices, homes and hospitals. Knowing where asbestos-containing materials are can help you avoid accidental disturbance of deadly fibres.
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7th December, 2022 - Asbestos
Asbestos Symptoms And Related Diseases
Asbestos symptoms and related diseases usually don't develop for years - often decades. So it's difficult to pinpoint when the exposure happened. Or know when that troublesome cough is something much more sinister. Asbestos-related diseases kill around 5000 people each year in the UK.
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31st October, 2022 - Asbestos
Escape The Hidden Killer (A Health And Safety Horror Story)
It's Halloween, and lurking in thousands of buildings is a health and safety horror story. A killer so small you can't see it, so light you can't feel it, and so deadly you can't survive it. Killing around 5,000 people in the UK each year, it waits silently for its next victim. Don't let it be you.
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