The HSE has announced the appointment of a new Chief Inspector of Buildings to establish and lead the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) in HSE. Peter Baker, HSE’s current Director […]

The 28th meeting of the Asbestos Network Technical Working Group (ANTWG), has produced a clear and concise document, detailing the terminology and scope involved with each type of asbestos related […]

The established flow rate for compliance testing in the HSE’s Analysts’ guide HSG 248, 2005 is currently 1 litre per minute. The new version of HSG 248 will contain guidance […]

Researchers at Cancer Research UK’s Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (SCTU) have made a major breakthrough which may help patients with mesothelioma survive for longer. The new immunotherapy drug, Nivolumab, had […]

Cancer caused by work claims at least 742,000 lives a year worldwide. We’re supporting IOSH’s No Time to Lose campaign, which aims to raise awareness of occupational cancer and help […]

Following on from the original BSI 2020 consultation, The BSI Flex 8670 v2.0 Built environment document is currently in draft state. BSI Flex 8670 is likely to impact the standards […]

The long awaited revised edition of the Analysts Guide should be with us very soon! Though we’ve all heard this before, NORAC remains hopeful that this time it may actually […]

The residents of a small Canadian town recently voted to change its name from Asbestos to Val-des-Sources, or Valley of the Springs. Since the discovery of a large deposit of […]

UKATA (the UK Asbestos Training Association) is working in conjunction with the DWP to enable members to become part of the DWP’s Kickstart Scheme. The Governments Kickstart Scheme provides funding […]

Asbestos Professionals issue urgent reminder that cancer-causing asbestos still can and should be managed during lockdown. Asbestos professional and trade bodies have issued a joint statement to anyone who has […]