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Manufacturing Company Fined £15,000 for Wood Dust Failures
A manufacturing company has been fined £15,000 after exposing its own workers to wood dust and failing to comply with two improvement notices.Wood dust can cause serious
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Man Handed Community Order for Illegal Removal of Asbestos
A Hartlepool man has been handed a community order after he admitted removing asbestos from a school when he wasn’t licenced to do so.Sean Thomas Faulkner, 55, also inten
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Asbestos Services Surveys Launched
HSE has launched 3 surveys from which feedback will help to inform their approach to asbestos management.HSE is building its evidence base to inform how the accepted reco
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HSE Announce Asbestos Inspections in Hospitals
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) announced at its annual Health & Work Conference 8th November 2023, that they will be carrying out a programme of asbestos inspections
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UKATA Joins Forces with International Membership Organisation
UKATA is proud to announce its new partnership with The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS).The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) was founded in 1947 and is an es
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HSE Publishes Annual Work-Related ill Health and Injury Statistics for 2022/23
Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (Wednesday 22 Novem
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UKNAR Webinar - Closing the Gaps in Asbestos Management
Many organisations believe they are doing all they can to manage their asbestos effectively. They may have conducted the relevant surveys to initially identify the type a
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Lights, Camera, Take Action this World Mental Health Day - 10th October 2023
The scale of reported work-related stress across the UK economy has been increasing year on year, and Britain’s workplace regulator is campaigning for employers to take a
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UKATA Partners with Highways UK
Highways UK, taking place on 18th-19th October, is the must-attend event for the highways and road infrastructure sector in the United Kingdom, featuring 10,000+ attendee
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Respiratory Risks in Construction: Early Findings from HSE’s Latest Dust Kills Health Campaign
A snapshot of good and bad practices of how workers’ exposure to dust is being managed and controlled on construction sites across Great Britain has been revealed.As part
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