Asbestos campaign to relaunch
At a recent Health and Safety Executive board meeting, it was announced that the award winning Hidden Killer campaign would be relaunched in 2012. The decision to resurrect the asbestos awareness...
View Article2012 – What does the future hold?
2011 saw some major developments for the world of workplace compliance, with the publication of Professor Lofstedt’s report “Reclaiming Health and Safety for All”, being possibly the most significant....
View ArticleSpring into action!
Winter is all but over (fingers crossed) and as the perennial problems of gritting and snow clearing melt away (literally), now is a good time to issue a reminder of some important changes that are...
View ArticleAsbestos linked to heart disease and strokes
Asbestos has long been associated with respiratory illness and cancer, but surprising new research has indicated that strokes and heart disease can also be caused by exposure to the deadly fibres. The...
View ArticleNew asbestos code of practice may be a year away
Earlier this month, the brand new Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 came into force. These regulations introduced some important changes relating to an entirely new category of work (Notifiable...
View ArticleAsbestos Health check – How is your business doing?
The dangers of asbestos are well known, and employers and building managers have specific duties to fulfil in order to manage and adequately control the risk. With thousands of people dying every year...
View ArticleNew asbestos law proposed for Wales
A new private member’s Bill is being put before the Welsh Assembly, which if enacted, would see employers footing the bill for medical costs of staff who suffer ill health following asbestos exposure....
View ArticleAre you asbestos aware?
The results of this year’s Great British Asbestos Survey make for disappointing, if somewhat unsurprising reading. The major survey carried out by the Asbestos Industry Group uncovered the following...
View ArticleSantia says – Act now on asbestos
Santia is urging all asbestos contractors to act now before an important legal deadline passes. The introduction of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 saw the creation of a whole new category of...
View ArticleWhy do so many firms still fail to meet asbestos obligations?
The requirement for asbestos management plans for non-domestic premises has been in place for a number of years, yet firms continue to ignore this important legal requirement. How common is this? Two...
View ArticleAsbestos in university bedrooms
As the summer holidays draw to a close, new figures show that asbestos containing materials were present in the bedrooms of at least 17,000 students last year. The statistics were revealed following a...
View ArticlePost-flood asbestos warning
Leading risk-management firm Santia is issuing a reminder to all property managers following the recent floods – In the aftermath of torrential rain and flooding, the clear-up operation is well...
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Five useful asbestos resources
We have selected five asbestos resources that you may find useful. These sites have been chosen because of the range of information they provide, from managing asbestos to asbestos removal: Asbestos...
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Santia’s top five industry resources
There are so many resources and news sites available on the internet it is hard to know which ones are useful and regularly updated. To save you time we have searched the World Wide Web and put...
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