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UKNAR Webinar - Asbestos Management Plans - Actively Managing Asbestos Risks in Schools & Colleges

The HSE issued a bulletin on 14th July alerting those running, governing or working in the school education sector to the programme of inspections that the HSE will be ca

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24 Aug 22

OpenAsbestos - The Open Standard for Asbestos Data Sharing

By Robin Bennett, Start Software director and designer of the Alpha Tracker asbestos software systemIt’s time to share an initiative we’ve been working on for the last fe

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25 Jul 22

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UKATA to Exhibit at the Contamination & Geotech Expo

UKATA is excited to announce they will be exhibiting at the Contamination & Geotech Expo 2022.Taking place on 14-15 September 2022, at the NEC, Birmingham, the Contaminat

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22 Jul 22

Committee Publishes Government Response to Asbestos Management Report

The Work and Pensions Committee publishes the Government response to its report on the Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management.Read the Governments

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7 Jul 22

UKNAR Webinar 7th July - Find a SMARTER Way to Manage Asbestos in 2022

If you are a property professional responsible for the safe management of asbestos across a portfolio of properties under normal occupation, or a contractor responsible f

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8 Jun 22

Former Construction Company Directors Sentenced for Failing to Prevent Exposure to Asbestos

Two former company directors have been sentenced and fined after a refurbishment project at a former department store was found to have disturbed asbestos containing mate

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7 Jun 22

Construction Company Fined and Director Sentenced after Workers Exposed to Asbestos

A Manchester based construction company has been fined and its director sentenced to a community order of 200 hours unpaid work after workers disturbed asbestos during a

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6 Jun 22

Parliamentary Report - HSE Approach to Asbestos Management - UKATA Chair Responds

Download the full report: The Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos managementThe UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) was invited to attend as a witness

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27 May 22

Asbestos Removal Company Fined for Failing to Protect workers from Risk

An asbestos management company has been fined and two of its employees jailed for failing to protect workers from asbestos exposure during a major refurbishment project i

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21 Apr 22

House of Commons Committee Report Published - The Health and Safety Executive’s Approach to Asbestos Management

Published on 12 April 2022 by The Work and Pensions Committee, a report into The Health and Safety Executives Approach to Asbestos Management is now available to view.UKA

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