By Desirée Keegan The Springs Board of Education approved pulling $333,178 out of the district’s repair reserve fund to pay ...

Asbestos removal is a topic that every homeowner in Sydney should be aware of, especially if you live in an older home.

State regulators have fined a local U-Haul franchise $231,000 after inspectors discovered the company had not properly dealt with floor tiles that were found to contain asbestos. The case apparently ...

THERE are plenty of videos on the internet of lucky people pulling back their grubby old carpets to reveal jaw-dropping ...

February is National Cancer Prevention Month 2025, which aims to bring awareness to the avoidable causes of cancer.

According to property experts, asbestos ... ceilings and walls, floor coverings, external pipework, soffits, and garages. When changing flooring, be especially aware when changing any vinyl-type t ...

floor tiles, and insulation. By the 1970s, around 58,000 tons of asbestos-containing material could be found throughout the building. Due to the risk associated with asbestos and other structural ...

identify that around 85 per cent of the schools in the UK still contain asbestos. Materials such as, walls panelling, doors, ceilings, roofs, can and often do contain one of the most potentially ...

My first job after university was as a computer operator between 1970-1972 and I was working in an air-conditioned, fireproof room containing asbestos-based ceiling tiles. The vigorous air ...

If it does, consider other alternatives, as the tiles may not hold for long ... That being said, unless you're positive your ceilings don't contain asbestos, desist from sanding over any imperfections ...

Asbestos fibres may cause serious lung diseases including asbestosis and cancer. Smoking also increases the risk of developing illness from asbestos exposure.

According to the complaint, among other violations, the defendants left fireproofing debris with asbestos in it scattered across an exposed fifth-floor roof and allowed asbestos-containing insulation ...