Comments on: Have You Unwittingly Been Exposed To Asbestos at Work? http://www.mesotheliomalungs.org/have-you-unwittingly-been-exposed-to-asbestos-at-work up-to-date news on asbestos related disease Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Business Man http://www.mesotheliomalungs.org/have-you-unwittingly-been-exposed-to-asbestos-at-work/comment-page-1#comment-1601 Business Man Tue, 11 May 2010 16:32:19 +0000 http://www.mesotheliomalungs.org/?p=766#comment-1601 Thank you for this valuable post. It changed my way Thank you for this valuable post. It changed my way

]]> By: Ann-Marie Waters http://www.mesotheliomalungs.org/have-you-unwittingly-been-exposed-to-asbestos-at-work/comment-page-1#comment-1583 Ann-Marie Waters Tue, 04 May 2010 20:26:29 +0000 http://www.mesotheliomalungs.org/?p=766#comment-1583 In the UK - The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning that electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution. Failing to adhere to the guidelines breaches Regulation 10(1)(a) of the 'Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006'. All companies should be following asbestos regulations and training staff regarding the health risks involved. All electricians, plasterers, plumbers and carpenters are at risk of exposure to asbestos in buildings erected or refurbished before the year 2000. Recently - an electrical contractor was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £2,757 in costs when he failed to give out asbestos awareness training to his employee prior to commencement of the work, despite it being a legal requirement. Please read more information on asbestos regulations here: http://www.amencon.co.uk/news.html In the UK – The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning that electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution. Failing to adhere to the guidelines breaches Regulation 10(1)(a) of the ‘Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006′. All companies should be following asbestos regulations and training staff regarding the health risks involved. All electricians, plasterers, plumbers and carpenters are at risk of exposure to asbestos in buildings erected or refurbished before the year 2000. Recently – an electrical contractor was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £2,757 in costs when he failed to give out asbestos awareness training to his employee prior to commencement of the work, despite it being a legal requirement.

Please read more information on asbestos regulations here: http://www.amencon.co.uk/news.html

]]> By: Jan Bogusz http://www.mesotheliomalungs.org/have-you-unwittingly-been-exposed-to-asbestos-at-work/comment-page-1#comment-1581 Jan Bogusz Tue, 04 May 2010 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.mesotheliomalungs.org/?p=766#comment-1581 I have been unwittingly exposed to asbestos, as an electrician I am routinely sericing cleaning replacing storage heaters, we have never been issued ppe or advised in any way as to the presence of asbestos, I have recently accessed information about this and have given this information, when asked at meetings to declare any safety issues we reraised the issue, the managers said they will note this 3 times 3 seperate meetings. it never happened, instead they have worked hard at singling the electricians out and taking action against us they are negligent what can you do about that obviously qualified electricians are disposable. I have been unwittingly exposed to asbestos, as an electrician I am routinely sericing cleaning replacing
storage heaters, we have never been issued ppe or advised in any way as to the presence of asbestos, I have recently accessed information about this and have given this information, when asked at meetings to declare any safety issues we reraised the issue, the managers said they will note this 3 times 3 seperate meetings. it never happened, instead they have worked hard at singling the electricians out and taking action against us they are negligent what can you do about that obviously qualified electricians are disposable.

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