A 55-year-old Denver-area contractor was recently sentenced to a decade behind bars after he hired a worker to do demolition ...

A library has been forced to close temporarily after asbestos was found in roof panels ahead of planned maintenance work. Harrow Council has announced that Pinner Library will open again soon but ...

Asbestos fibres may cause serious lung diseases including asbestosis and cancer. Smoking also increases the risk of developing illness from asbestos exposure.

made mention of the project to eradicate cancer-causing asbestos roofing in the Free State which would take place from 2014 to 2019. The State further alleges that none of the work was ever done ...

The number of homeowners getting asbestos removed has jumped over the past year, according to Checkatrade. The online directory said demand for asbestos removal ... in wall and roof insulation ...

The 37-year-old, who is facing charges relating to the R255 million asbestos roof removal contract scandal, had sought to have her fraud and corruption charges withdrawn after her application was ...

According to ASSE assistant administrator Jeff Camplin, CSP, materials containing asbestos ... cement -- corrugated and flat sheeting; clothing; pipeline wrap; roofing felt; vinyl floor tile ...

The construction’s features are typical of a building of its age: a single storey building with a concrete structural frame, clad in brick, incorporating a corrugated asbestos roof. Wear and tear over ...