Pupils at secondary schools across UK may have been exposed to asbestos from heatproof gauze mats used with Bunsen burners, after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said two companies had been ...

Its action comes after the HSE in England warned that some metal gauze mats used with Bunsen burners contained asbestos. The risk of exposure is "low", according to the HSE.

Peterborough schools fearful that they have been exposed to hazardous asbestos from suppliers of Bunsen burner gauze mats are being helped to dispose of the products. Did you know with an ad-lite ...

Crystallisation 8. Set up a Bunsen burner, tripod and gauze on a heat resistant mat. 9. Put a beaker of water on the gauze and the evaporating basin on the beaker. 10.

Bunsen burner gauze mats containing asbestos in schools across UK, officials reveal Government writes urgent letter to all secondary schools and colleges advising them to ‘remove and dispose of ...