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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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26th October, 2022 - Asbestos
Why Asbestos Isn't Covered By COSHH (And What You Need To Do Instead)
If you are wondering if asbestos is covered by the COSHH regulations, the answer is no. But why not? Asbestos is a hazardous substance. It's one of the most hazardous substances there is. Its fibres are deadly, killing around 5000 people in the UK every year.
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20th September, 2022 - Asbestos
How To Identify Asbestos - Can You Find The Hidden Killer?
Asbestos is still a massive health and safety problem in the UK. It kills around 5000 people every year. To avoid releasing deadly asbestos fibres, you need to know where to find asbestos and how to identify it. But what does asbestos look like, and how can you know when you are at risk?
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6th July, 2022 - Asbestos
Why Was Asbestos Used In So Many Building Products?
If asbestos is so dangerous, why was it used in so many building products? Why did the construction industry make such a fatal mistake? Well... several properties make asbestos brilliant for building materials, it's strong, cheap, insulating and widely available.
Read Post 14th June, 2022 - Asbestos
Asbestos Types And Colours Explained
When you hear people talk about the types of asbestos, you will often hear them referred to by colour, like blue asbestos or white asbestos. Despite the names, you can't actually identify asbestos by colour, but there are three main types you need to know about.
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25th May, 2022 - Asbestos
When And Why Asbestos Was Banned In UK Construction
It might surprise you to know that asbestos was only fully banned in the UK construction industry in 1999. You have probably heard of the dangers of asbestos, and the health hazards have been known for decades. So why did it take so long to ban asbestos?
Read Post 16th September, 2021 - Asbestos
What Is Asbestos AIB?
AIB stands for Asbestos Insulating Board. But what is asbestos insulating board? Is it dangerous? And where do you find it? Asbestos insulating board was used for insulating against fire, heat, and sound. So you will often find it in walls, ceilings, fire doors and partitions.
Read Post 20th May, 2021 - Asbestos
10 Asbestos Awareness Questions And Answers Explained
If you have had, or are about to refresh, your asbestos awareness training, you should be able to answer these 10 asbestos awareness questions. Don't worry if you are not sure about the answers - we explain them in this post to help prepare you for your asbestos awareness training.
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