Asbestos Found In 1,000 UK Wind Turbines After Chinese-Made Components Imported

Asbestos Found In 1,000 UK Wind Turbines After Chinese-Made Components Imported

A British trade union is demanding answers from the government after banned chrysotile asbestos was discovered in brake components inside wind turbine lifts and hoists. The post Asbestos Found In 1,000 UK Wind Turbines After Chinese-Made Components Imported first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Asbestos from China discovered in 1,000 UK wind turbines

Asbestos found in China-sourced wind turbine parts. Asbestos has been discovered in at least 1,000 wind turbines across Britain following the import of components from China, it has been revealed. The parts, contained in brakes used in lifts and hoists, are understood to have come from third-party Chinese suppliers and contain a white asbestos known as chrysotile. The GMB union has written to the UK government and the Health and Safety Executive…

Asbestos found in 1,000 UK wind turbines after supply chain concerns

More than 1,000 wind turbines across the United Kingdom have been found to contain chrysotile asbestos, a hazardous material banned in the country for over two decades. The discovery stems from components imported from China, specifically incorporated into the braking systems of internal lifts and hoists within the turbines. Chrysotile, commonly known as white asbestos, was fully prohibited in the UK on 24 November 1999, under the Asbestos (Proh…