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31st October, 2022 - Asbestos
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.
Read Post26th October, 2022 - Asbestos
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.
Read Post20th September, 2022 - Asbestos
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?
Read Post6th July, 2022 - Asbestos
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 Post14th June, 2022 - Asbestos
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.
Read Post25th May, 2022 - Asbestos
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 Post16th September, 2021 - Asbestos
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.
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