A roofing contractor has been fined after two of his employees were caught illegally dumping ripped plastic bags of asbestos ...

But white asbestos (chrysotile asbestos) made by mixing asbestos fibre with cement, continues to be used mainly as roofing sheets. However, a WHO study reveals that all forms pose a health hazard.

This includes construction material like asbestos cement (AC), which are still a common sight on buildings and sheds in the West as well. Within the serpentine subgroup we find chrysotile ...

A roofing contractor who was filmed on a doorbell camera illegally disposing of asbestos has been ordered to pay more than £3 ...

"I tore out the bathroom. There was a cement sheet in there that was made of asbestos," Hamilton said. "My wife helped me, and my daughter, who was about three or four years old at the time ...

A self-employed roofing contractor has been ordered to undertake unpaid work after the uncontrolled spread of asbestos in a back garden, putting two young workers and local residents at risk. Doorbell ...

After the HSE brought charges, Stephen Wilks, trading as S Wilks Roofing, pleaded guilty to breaching asbestos safety regulations. The court heard how Wilks had been commissioned by a property ...