Ensure Workplace Safety: Why a UKATA Approved Asbestos Awareness Training Course is Essential Asbestos, a silent killer, remains a significant threat in many UK buildings constructed or refurbished before the year 2000. For anyone working in trades, maintenance, or construction, understanding the risks associated with this hazardous material isn’t just good practice – it’s a… Read More
The news around AI can seem relentlessly negative, and not entirely without reason. While some AI tools have proven genuinely valuable for individuals and businesses, there’s a genuine question around how much they help compared to how much they hurt. Creatives feel that their work is being used to train AI models that want to… Read More
While it’s currently Asbestos Awareness Week in Australia, another Commonwealth country is currently celebrating an important asbestos anniversary: 25 years since the last remaining form of asbestos was banned in the UK. The Asbestos (Prohibition) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 banned chrysotile (white) asbestos from being imported or used in any products or processes, completely banning all… Read More
The cost-of-living crisis hasn’t dented the popularity of home renovations, but it has changed the type of work that’s being done. When it comes to kitchens, this means reining in plans for elaborate kitchen islands and marble sinks, and getting as much bang for your buck as possible. Cost-conscious kitchen planners will likely have heard… Read More
India, the world’s most populous nation, is also its largest importer of asbestos. The deadly substance is linked to a range of devastating respiratory diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer. Yet despite this, asbestos continues to be used widely across the country, with no obvious end in sight. While the appeal of asbestos is… Read More
More than two decades after asbestos was widely banned, new laws about the substance are few and far between. Proposals by the European Union then were both unexpected and highly welcome for many observers, both in the EU and further afield. Unfortunately for everyone with a stake in regulating the substance, the latest news isn’t… Read More
We’ve harped on enough about the ongoing risks of asbestos. Thousands of tonnes of asbestos were imported into the UK, and most of it hasn’t left. Instead, it litters old properties and brownfield sites, slowly degrading and waiting to be dealt with. It’s a mess that someone will have to clean up eventually, but nobody… Read More
Almost two years after we wrote about a seemingly imminent ban, it’s finally happened: the United States has ended the last uses of asbestos. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a complete ban on the import or use of chrysotile asbestos, with a rapid end to its applications in vehicles, and a phased removal… Read More
We’ve discussed just about every location and source of asbestos on this blog over the years, from fake snow to ironing boards and toilet seats. Some kinds are now just historical curios, unlikely to be seen again. Others, such as the asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in houses, workplaces and outbuildings, remain a very real and present… Read More
We’re proud to announce that our most popular course is also our longest-serving. As of this month, SAMS has been offering the flagship UKATA Asbestos Awareness online course for 10 whole years!