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Asbestos: Guidance on the new Asbestos Regulations
Kelly Mansfield talks to asbestos expert John Richards for his thoughts on the new regulations - essential listening for employers. | audio | 15 Jan 2007 12:31PM

New asbestos regulations in practice – slow progress
Nine months ago, on 21 May 2004, tough new regulations - the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 (CAWR) - came fully into force in England and Wales. This followed an 18-month lead-in peri... | briefing | 21 Jan 2005 6:00PM

Hazardous Waste: Guidance for Employers
New rules on dealing with hazardous waste will significantly impact on all businesses, but Government has been accused of failing to inform employers on how the changes will affect them. Regula... | briefing | 28 Jul 2004 2:08PM

Management of Asbestos: In-depth Guidance from MacRoberts
The presence of asbestos in buildings in the UK is widespread. In fact it is estimated that asbestos is present in nearly 4.5 million buildings. It is therefore imperative that property owners an... | briefing | 10 Nov 2003 10:41AM

Health and Safety at work
Key points• The HSWA imposes general duties on employers, the self-employed and employees to ensure health, safety and welfare.• Legislation is supported by AcoPs and guidance notes.• Occupie... | briefing | 1 Jan 2001 3:26PM

Health and Safety and the Use of Mobile Phones: The Legal Position
Doubts about the safety of mobile phones have been raised following the publication of research in the US suggesting that the radiation they emit could cause cancer. In the first analysis of the... | briefing | 30 Jul 1999 3:26PM

Surveyor prosecuted for failing to carry out an asbestos survey
A building surveyor who failed to meet his legal duties to carry out an asbestos survey during a refurbishment has been prosecuted by the HSE. Raymond Boyle was convicted of the Control of Asbestos... | case | 15 May 2008 4:38PM

Mesothelioma sufferer awarded £135,000 compensation
A woman who was exposed to asbestos while working for a clothes factory when she was a teenager has been awarded more than £135,000 in compensation. Pauline Cade was diagnosed with fatal canc... | case | 10 Mar 2008 3:23PM

Cambridge college prosecuted for asbestos exposure
The HSE has issued a stark warning about managing the risks from asbestos, following its prosecution of Kings College, Cambridge after painters were exposed to asbestos containing materials while w... | case | 7 Mar 2008 1:35PM

Former joiner wins asbestos compensation from four previous employers
A Merseyside man who now suffers from asbestosis has successfully sued four of his six former employers. Albert Flood, 79, worked for a number of different firms during the 1950s and early 1960s as... | case | 17 Jan 2008 11:25AM

Pleural plaques and actionable damage
Claimants have been recovering damages for pleural plaques for 20 years since the decision in Sykes v MOD even though they cause no physical symptoms. The decision of the Court of Appeal allowing t... | case | 8 Jan 2008 2:39PM

City & Guilds relies on Workplace law for health and safety training and support
During the early months of 2007, Workplace Law worked with Jem to produce and deliver bespoke two-day Management of Health and Safety courses for City & Guilds staff: “The course content ... | consultancy case study |

Asbestos - reform of safety legislation and compensation
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Countdown to Asbestos Regulations – Free Seminar
[subject - Members E-bulletin 132, 11 May 2004] 11 May 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 132 of your weekly ... | ebulletin | 11 May 2004 4:38PM

Asbestos Throughout the World and In the Courts
[subject - Members E-bulletin 123, 10 March 2004] 10 March 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 123 of your wee... | ebulletin | 10 Mar 2004 4:26PM

Is the Data Protection Act a Scapegoat?
[subject - Members E-bulletin 117, 21 January 2004] 21 January 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 117 of your... | ebulletin | 21 Sep 2004 4:16PM

Managing asbestos: new guidance
[subject - Members E-bulletin 147, 1 September 2004] 1 September 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 147 of yo... | ebulletin | 31 Aug 2004 4:10PM

Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic
For workplace managers, the importance of communication is stressed all the time - especially in tricky HR situations such as redundancy or disciplinary proceedings. In health and safety it is equa... | Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008 1:45PM

Asbestos: Duty to Manage Special Report Launched
The Workplacelaw Network has published a new Special Report on the management of asbestos in the workplace. All UK companies have to compile an asbestos management plan for all of their commercial ... | network news | 2 Dec 2003 10:09PM

Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report. Exclusive Pre-publication Offer!
Workplace Law Publishing will be launching a brand new title, Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, on Thursday 12 August 2004. This publication will provide essential up-to-date pr... | network news | 14 Jul 2004 10:28AM

Exclusive Asbestos at Work Free Lunchtime Seminar for Workplace Law Network Members
Following the success of our Asbestos at Work Lunchtime Seminar in January, Workplace Law Training will be running a second Seminar on Monday, 17 May 2004. We would like to invite all Workplace Law... | network news | 10 May 2004 5:49PM

Are Training Courses Costing You Too Much Money?
Workplace Law Training can work with you to cut the cost of training and save the time your people spend away from the workplace. How? Simply by putting courses together specifically tailored to... | network news | 2 Apr 2004 10:11AM

Your Invitation to the Cambridge Legal Update Conference
Get to grips with ALL your legal responsibilities in two days in Cambridge: - tackle important health and safety issues such as asbestos and legionella - find out which policies and contracts w... | network news | 27 Feb 2003 6:19PM

Number of asbestos exposure cases set to rise
The number of asbestos-related cases that have come through in the last week alone is proving the view from experts that this is still a very important issue for workplace managers and there are ma... | news | 17 Apr 2008 8:04AM

Government consultation on Pleural Plaques welcomed
Lawyers representing victims of asbestos related injury have welcomed the pledge by Gordon Brown to produce a consultation paper on the plight of Pleural Plaques victims. In October 2007 the H... | news | 25 Mar 2008 1:39PM

Asbestos in schools "should be taken more seriously"
Lawyers at personal injury firm Irwin Mitchell have urged education authorities to take the threat of asbestos more seriously, after the settlement of a case involving a Northumberland teacher who ... | news | 6 Mar 2008 4:06PM

Calls for asbestos to be removed from all schools
Teaching union ATL is urging the Government to carry out a survey of all schools to check whether asbestos is present. The union has warned that putting a drawing pin into a classroom wall or slamm... | news | 25 Feb 2008 3:04PM

Are workers aware of asbestos risks?
Every week twenty tradesmen die simply because they have breathed in asbestos fibres during the course of their work, a new HSE campaign has warned. Recent research conducted by the HSE shows that ... | news | 20 Feb 2008 11:49AM

Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1998
These Regulations amend the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 ( “the 1983 Regulations"). These Regulations amend the definition in the 1983 Regulations of work with asbestos insulati... | Regulation | 12 Sep 1998 7:18PM

Facilities Management Legal Update 2008: special report
Essential new guidance specifically for facilities managers In-depth guidance on the key issues facing facilities managers in the next 12 monthsExclusive research and opinion from industry expertsP... | Special report | 31 Jan 2008 2:32PM

Health and Safety Legal Update 2007: Special Report
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NEBOSH General Study Guide: Health and safety at work
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Asbestos
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