We are pleased to announce that both our trainee Lab Analysts; Megan Chilton and Vanessa Cleal have successfully passed the occupational hygiene qualification; BOHS P401 – Identification of Asbestos in Bulk Samples as well as all the required quality checks and authorisation audits. Megan and Vanessa are the latest members of the Lab Team here […]
G&L are proud to once again be supporting the Taunton Titans Rugby, throughout 2021/22, as they embark on their first National League One Rugby campaign. This will be the third consecutive season that G&L have supported Taunton’s Premier Rugby Team, either through advertising, or individual Player Sponsorship. This year we are stepping our support up […]
We are pleased to announce that our trainee Air Tester Jim Scholes has successfully passed the occupational hygiene qualifications P403 (Asbestos Fibre Counting using PCM) & P404 (Air Sampling of Asbestos and MMMF Requirements for a Certificate of Reoccupation Following Clearance of Asbestos) Jim is the latest member of the Air Testing Team here at […]
Asbestos seems to appear in the most unlikely of places, due to it being such a widely used, versatile and useful product (if the negative health effects of exposure are ignored!). Most people would never imagine that asbestos was/is used in alcohol production. While its use has phased out in the Western world, countries where […]
Asbestos can not only get on your clothes, but it can also get on your skin and in your hair. If the clothes you’re wearing consist of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and you’re heading to a decontamination unit for a shower, this is not much of a problem. If, however, you’re wearing your scruffy clothes, […]
Johnson and Johnson, The American multinational medical and pharmaceutical giant has been in and out of the news a lot recently. Often, for all the wrong reasons. Their talcum powder, it would appear, can contain asbestos. More damning, is the length of time they’ve supposedly known about this. But, in reality, how dangerous is asbestos […]
Asbestos can not only get on your clothes, but it can also get on your skin and in your hair. If the clothes you’re wearing consist of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and you’re heading to a decontamination unit for a shower, this is not much of a problem. If, however, you’re wearing your scruffy clothes, […]
Johnson and Johnson, The American multinational medical and pharmaceutical giant has been in and out of the news a lot recently. Often, for all the wrong reasons. Their talcum powder, it would appear, can contain asbestos. More damning, is the length of time they’ve supposedly known about this. But, in reality, how dangerous is asbestos […]
Asbestos seems to appear in the most unlikely of places, due to it being such a widely used, versatile and useful product (if the negative health effects of exposure are ignored!). Most people would never imagine that asbestos was/is used in alcohol production. While its use has phased out in the Western world, countries where […]
More than 50 countries have have banned or restricted the use of asbestos since the 1970s, yet other countries still continue to export or import the dangerous mineral, in worryingly large quantities. The popularity of asbestos is unfortunately rising in developing countries, due to the buildings materials being in high demand. However, just like how […]
