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Although asbestos has now been banned in around 56 countries, some still allow its use for certain products...
These three forms of asbestos may be less familiar, but still pose a significant danger to health if their ...
A huge issue for victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related disease is the long latency period betw...
Chrysotile was historically the most common type of asbestos to be used by manufacturers around the world. ...
In 1931, the United Kingdom introduced the first asbestos regulations to control this toxic cancer causing ...
Asbestos is a heat-resistant fibrous mineral that naturally occurs in the ground. For nearly 150 years, it ...
Amosite is characterised by needle-like fibres that offer good resistance to heat, and have strong insulati...
Crocidolite is a fibrous form of the mineral Riebeckite, and one of the six main types of asbestos. All six...
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has approved plans to frack for shale gas at a site in Lancashire. The pr...
“Easily crumbled or reduced to powder”
From the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) definition of friabilit...
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