Your legal responsibilities with asbestos

You are probably already aware of the dangers of asbestos. This substance, widely used in construction until it was banned in 1999, claims the lives of thousands of people every year. But you might not be aware of what your legal responsibilities are when it comes to...

Asbestos: fact or fiction?

Asbestos is well known as a banned construction material that causes harm to human health – but can you sort the asbestos facts from the asbestos fiction? It is illegal to have asbestos in a workplace in the UK. Fact or fiction? Fiction. The Asbestos Regulations 1999...