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Bury Demolition Contractor Jailed Over Asbestos Exposure.
30 Mar 2017, 1:49 p.m.
David Briggs of Briggs Demolition has been sent to prison for 24 weeks by Manchester Magistrates in January 2017 after he pleaded guilty to breaching The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. He had illegally removed asbestos from a building site …
read moreTurner and Newall Asbestos Update.
30 Mar 2017, 1:41 p.m.
The T & N Asbestos Trustee Company Limited was established to administer payments from the T & N Employers Liability Trust and the T & N UK Asbestos Trust. These trusts make payments to people who have been exposed to asbestos fibres by one of the Turner and Newall Companies …
read moreAsbestos dumped outside children’s dance school – Fly-tippers jailed
30 Mar 2017, 1:22 p.m.
Two fly-tippers who were filmed dumping waste including asbestos have each pleaded guilty to fly-tipping and were sentenced to prison for 32 weeks between them by Liverpool Magistrates Court.
Exposure to asbestos fibres and dust puts people at risk of developing asbestos related conditions including mesothelioma, a cancer of the …
read moreBBC Report reveals claims for those exposed to asbestos at School exceeds £10 million
30 Mar 2017, 1:15 p.m.
In a report produced by the BBC in December 2016, their investigation had discovered that 32 Councils in England have together paid out compensation claims in excess of £10 million to people who have developed asbestos related conditions including mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos at school in …
read moreDonations from John Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust Exceeds £160,000.
30 Mar 2017, 1:09 p.m.
In 2009, the John Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust was established to make charitable donations to charities and other good causes which support those suffering from asbestos related conditions including mesothelioma and their families.
To date the charity has made over £160,000 of donations and its work continues.
Exposure to …
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