The discovery of asbestos in the basement is unrelated to the vermiculite found on the upper floors of the building.

A construction company has apologised to residents for the "inconvenience" caused by a delay in the completion of roadworks following the discovery of asbestos. Upgrade works on the fire station ...

Auckland City Fire Station has declared a ‘hot zone’ while emergency asbestos decontamination continues.Abigail Dougherty / Stuff New Zealand’s busiest fire station has been locked down for ...

“Deputy sheriffs are highly aware of the hazardous conditions they are facing in these fire zones, including asbestos, lead and other harmful materials in the air they are breathing, and it hasn ...

Serious violations include failing to complete an asbestos survey of a building before beginning work, failing to provide a proper decontamination area for employees or the competent person ...

The subcontractor failed to provide decontamination or shower areas for workers, ensure they wore respirators or whole-body protective clothing and contain airborne asbestos. KLF also did not ...

Asbestos exposure can also result in cancers ... saying ‘Do not enter’, and only specialists wearing full decontamination equipment allowed near the exposure,” she said.

Over 80% of NYC schools built with asbestos not inspected, audit shows 02:30 Over 80% of New York City public schools built with the known carcinogen asbestos did not undergo mandatory inspections ...

The city’s Department of Education failed to inspect 82% of the city’s schools containing asbestos over a three-year period, Comptroller Brad Lander said in an audit published this week.