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Ian has worked on both the asbestos consultancy and asbestos removal sides of the industry. The current Chairman of ATAC is Andrew Jackson who has been in the industry for nearly two decades, he also is the managing director of an asbestos and statutory compliance consultancy (Acorn Analytical Services Ltd).
HSE principal inspector Andrew Knowles said that an "important aspect was the failure to provide asbestos awareness training for employees, which is a specific requirement where asbestos may be present in a workplace". [5] He added "The failures in this case were entirely preventable and the defendant fell far short of the high standards required.
The Spodden Valley asbestos controversy arose in May 2004 when approximately 72 acres (290,000 m 2) of land in Spodden Valley in Rochdale, England, formerly used by Turner Brothers Asbestos Company (later known as Turner & Newall), and the site of the world's largest asbestos textile factory, was sold to MMC Estates, a property developer.
In 1990, the company was involved in an important UK company law case, Adams v Cape Industries plc, concerning separate legal personality and limited liability of shareholders for asbestos related injuries. [7] A subsequent related case in 2012, Chandler v Cape plc, also involved the company. [8]
Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a British public body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare. It has additionally adopted a research role into occupational risks in the United Kingdom .
J. W. Roberts Ltd. was founded in Armley in 1874 as a textile producer, primarily working with cotton, hemp and jute.By 1906, its factory on Canal Road, known as the Midland Works, specialised in the manufacture of asbestos insulation mattresses for steam locomotive boilers and is believed to have been one of only two factories in the world at the time which processed blue asbestos. [3]
Mrs Lubbe was exposed to asbestos while working for a South African subsidiary company of the UK parent company, Cape plc. The Richard Meeran-run Cape Plc case was settled in 2003. The Richard Spoor-run Gencor case was settled in 2003. [72] [73] 400 Swaziland ARD victims from the Havelock mine