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UKAS_AIB: BOHS announces the closure of the Asbestos Building Inspectors Certification Scheme (ABICS). http://ow.ly/2Q2vA

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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has been fined after sending an employee to deal with a water leak in a housing complex without warning him asbestos was present.
HSE prosecuted the council after it failed to warn the trained plumber that asbestos was present at a sheltered accommodation complex, despite possessing a survey detailing where it was.

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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) today received a formal Crown Censure from HSE after potentially exposing workers to deadly asbestos fibres.
Being a Crown body, MOD cannot be prosecuted as a private company would be in the criminal courts.

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A subsidiary of one of the world’s largest support service and construction companies potentially exposed Ministry of Defence (MOD) workers to deadly asbestos fibres.
Interserve (Defence) Ltd, of Waterloo Road, London, appeared at Oxford Crown Court today (8 September 2010) following an investigation by HSE. It was fined £33,000 and ordered to pay costs of £17,936.

View press release ‘Company fined £33,000 for asbestos breaches at MOD base’

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A North Lincolnshire ship breaking company put its workers and others at risk of exposure to asbestos containing materials, a court heard.
Marine reclamation company Acetech Construction Limited, purchased a Polish former fishing vessel “The Patricia III” in 2007 for dismantling and selling on as scrap. The ship, built in the 1970s, had been lying unused at Grimsby Dock for around three years.

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A High Court decision that found company insurers should pay out to those who contracted fatal illnesses due to asbestos exposure has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

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Health and safety failures by a branch of one of the world's largest construction companies and support services put Ministry of Defence (MoD) workers at risk from asbestos.

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