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ASBESTOS DEATH TOLL HAS REACHED ‘CRISIS LEVELS’

Calls for asbestos to be removed from schools are “understandable” but “not practical”, according to a health and safety adviser.


05 August 2019 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal


Kate Gardner, health and safety and facilities management adviser at training provider International Workplace, was commenting after an investigation by The Guardian found that nearly 700 schools have been referred to the national health and safety body over concerns that they are failing to safely manage asbestos in their buildings.

The teachers’ National Education Union said “serious action” needed to be taken with “the development of a planned, phased and costed programme of removal of all asbestos from schools”.

But Gardner told Facilitate: “The recent campaign by trade unions to request the government to fund a phased removal of all asbestos from schools is understandable, but is not necessarily practical in terms of budget and disruption. The guidance on asbestos for the past 20 years has been ‘leave well alone’. Obviously that doesn’t mean to ignore it, but unless it starts to deteriorate, it’s safer left intact – provided people know it’s there and not to disturb it.

“Contractors, building maintenance workers and caretakers will have the highest risk of disturbing asbestos fibres, which could potentially result in asbestos exposure. However, there is obviously a risk to anyone coming into contact with asbestos fibres that have been disturbed, which could include teachers and children.

“For these reasons, understanding where asbestos may be present in your school buildings is vital, which is why school governing bodies – like those responsible for other non-domestic properties – have a legal duty to manage asbestos. An asbestos register is an essential starting point.

“Whilst the risks of exposure to asbestos are low if properly managed, this might give little reassurance in light of The Guardian’s report that nearly 700 schools have been referred to the national health and safety body over concerns they are failing to safely manage asbestos in their buildings.”

The newspaper’s investigation also revealed that the death toll from asbestos in the UK generally had reached “crisis levels”.

A spokeswoman from the Health and Safety Executive told Facilitate: “HSE has worked with the Department for Education to use the asbestos management assurance process (AMAP) returns to provide targeting intelligence for a planned programme of proactive visits to schools. This identified a number of schools in England to select from to be included within the profile of HSE visits planned across Great Britain. The visits will assess compliance in respect of the duty to manage asbestos with the school buildings.”


Workplace health and safety

Separately, the number of workplace fatalities last year increased slightly, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), including asbestos-related deaths.

Mesothelioma, which is contracted through past exposure to asbestos, killed 2,523 in the UK in 2017, a broadly similar number to the previous five years.

The figures are largely because of occupational asbestos exposure before 1980, and annual deaths are expected to remain similar for some years to come.

Other provisional annual data for work-related fatal injuries shows that 147 workers were fatally injured between April 2018 and March 2019. This is an increase of six workplace fatalities from 2017/18, however, the number has remained broadly level in recent years, said the HSE.

The number of fatal injuries to workers in construction – 30 – was the lowest number on record. However, the rate of fatal injuries (fatalities per 100,000 workers) was almost three times the average for all sectors.

This is still lower than in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and the waste and recycling sector, which have a rate of fatal injury 18 and 17 times higher than the average respectively.

The three most common causes of fatal injuries continue to be workers falling from height (40), being struck by a moving vehicle (30) and being struck by a moving object (16), accounting for nearly 60 per cent of fatal injuries in 2018/19.

The figures also showed that 25 per cent of fatal injuries during the year were to workers aged 60 or over, even though they made up only around 10 per cent of the workforce.

HSE chair Martin Temple said: “[The] release of workplace fatality statistics is a reminder that despite the UK’s world-leading position in health and safety, we cannot become complacent as we seek to fulfil our mission in preventing injury, ill health and death at work.”

[tenapen] 14/7/2019 11:10

Mmmmmmm !

Maybe he was right when he broke the Bank of England in the 80s !.

Regards

[ceaserxzy] 14/7/2019 08:52

Looking at the history of his talks as listed on this forum, isn't it clear that he has been wrong all the time?

[montyhedge] 13/7/2019 17:44

What a plonker.

[tenapen] 27/5/2019 20:29

Michael Jackson,

They don't really care about us.

[traderabc] 19/5/2019 17:58

Jim Rogers Warns 🚨 Biggest Economic Crash OF AMERICA All Coming In End in Apr 2019

[traderabc] 19/5/2019 17:48

A Lesson Learned the Hard Way (w/ Jim Rogers) | Perfect Timing

[the grumpy old men] 06/3/2019 14:36

Claire's takes make-up off shelves amid fears they contain asbestos
Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and three products have been withdrawn "out of an abundance of caution".

By Tania Snuggs, news reporter

Wednesday 6 March 2019 14:24, UK
A Claire's branch in London
Image: Claire's Europe says the products have been taken off shelves out of an 'abundance of caution'





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High street chain Claire's has removed three make-up products from its shelves after a warning they could be contaminated with asbestos fibres.

Officials in the US said samples from the retailer's eyeshadows, compact powders and contour palettes tested positive for the material.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged people on Twitter to stop using the items.

Asbestos is a known carcinogen with well-documented health risks, and the FDA says the mineral is often found near talc, a common ingredient in many cosmetics products.

The contamination can arise when raw talc has not been purified enough before being added to make-up.

The FDA, doesn't have the authority to order a recall and so issued the safety alert.

It stressed that there have been no reports of adverse reactions connected to the products so far.

[traderabc] 01/11/2018 09:02

This was a Rogers prediction years ago, perhaps he was referring to the US, but maybe its happening there as well.



Three universities on the brink of BANKRUPTCY: Institutions take last-gasp survival loans and consult on shutting departments as student numbers plunge
University in the North West and two on the South Coast said to be under strain
A falling number of students is one of the main reasons for financial difficulties
Several universities are now being forced to rely on bridging loans to stay afloat

[traderabc] 14/10/2018 15:31

JIM ROGERS - 27 Aug 2018 - Where Are The Opportunities Today?

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JIM ROGERS - 16 Sep 2018 - Invest In Russia, China, Japan, Gold under 1K. Avoid US especially Tech

[traderabc] 14/10/2018 14:37

Jim Rogers - Gigantic Short Position in Gold & Silver Right Now

World renowned investor, Jim Rogers, sat down with SBTV at The Safe House and shared his thoughts on the changing fortunes of the US, the coming global financial collapse and the state of the gold & silver markets.

Discussed in this interview:
02:02 How America has changed in 50 years.
03:20 Central banks don't know what they are doing.
05:32 Jim's account of the Nixon Shock.
07:56 Gold Standard requires great discipline.
09:10 The next economic collapse.
11:30 Gravity of next economic collapse.
12:25 How China will be affected by the collapse.
13:40 Winners emerging from the economic crisis.
16:47 Reversal of role between east and west.
18:30 What should investors do?
19:42 Gold to go into a bubble.
22:05 Good time to buy commodities?
23:59 Electric vehicles and battery metals.
26:23 Huge potential in silver.

[traderabc] 14/10/2018 13:46

JIM ROGERS - You Gotta Get Ready For Being Wiped Out - Not A Crisis But An Extreme Hazard

[sarkasm] 29/8/2018 11:18

News
Machine maker fined for exposing unlicensed workers to asbestos
29 August 2018

A machining manufacturer that let its workers demolish an internal wall has been sentenced after they were exposed to asbestos fibres.

Birmingham Magistrates’ Court was told that the Birmingham Specialities employees had been asked by their manager to remove the wall, despite there being no asbestos survey or up-to-date asbestos management plan for the premises.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found there were no safeguards or proper precautions in place before the unlicensed workers removed the asbestos insulation sheets.

Birmingham Specialities, which manufactures products such as sub-assemblies, metal pressings and CNC machined components, pleaded guilty to breaching s 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act. It has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £2,454 costs.

HSE inspector Tariq Khan said: “Asbestos in buildings needs to be managed or removed by competent contractors. Those in control of work have a responsibility to devise safe methods of working and the provide the necessary information, instruction and training to their workers in the safe system of working.

“The company needed to follow the proper procedures by carrying out an asbestos survey and formulating an asbestos management plan as well as training those responsibilities for managing asbestos.”





Keeley Downey is assistant editor of IOSH Magazine

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im Rogers Interview July 30 2018 — STOCK MARKET CRASH ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS 2018

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