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Team HASAG Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
Team HASAG and Friends are taking on a virtual challenge!Sadly, due to COVID-19, they are unable to do this for real! But they will be taking to the stairs to climb the e
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Revised Asbestos Licence Application Forms V7.2
This information has been provided to us by the HSEFollowing a review of the use of the asbestos license application form and discussion with the ALC Licensing Sub-Group,
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Protecting Young Workers from Asbestos - British Safety Council
UKATA Chief Operating Officer, Craig Evans, recently provided comment in the British Safety Council's latest article titled "Protecting Young Workers from Asbestos".The a
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Refresher Training for Licensed Asbestos Contractors During the Current Public Health (COVID-19) Outbreak
During the current public health concerns, asbestos training providers have stopped providing face-to-face training. Licensed asbestos removal contractors have asked if o
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UKATA Supports Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2020
Global Asbestos Awareness Week takes place between 1 – 7 April annually. The aim of the upcoming week is to raise awareness around the dangers of asbestos and to also bri
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UKATA announces temporary video conference asbestos training during Coronavirus crisis
As the country heads into lockdown, the UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) is urging workers in construction-related industries and trades to make use of the time t
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Employer Sentenced for Failing to Implement Safe Working Practices for the Removal Asbestos
An employer has been sentenced for failing to reduce exposure and spread of asbestos when demolishing a large pig shed.Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court heard that, in July
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Client and construction company sentenced after failing to control the removal of asbestos
Property owner Michael Cutmore and building contractors B and S BM Limited have both been sentenced after a refurbishment project of an old hotel was found to contain asb
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Two Companies and Director Fined after Failing to Prevent Exposure to Asbestos
Two Greater Manchester companies and their sole director have been fined after failing to manage asbestos safely during the refurbishment of a converted mill.Manchester M
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Companies Fined After Workers Exposed to Asbestos
RJW Building Solutions Limited, a contractor carrying out refurbishment work at the Sea Hotel in South Shields, and Hotel 52 (Sea) Limited, the client company who arrange
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