Further to the GEMs article titled “Concerns raised over possibility of Imported Building Materials Containing Asbestos” published on 19 August 2016 according to the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat(IBAS) website the HSE has now completed their investigation. The HSE could find no evidence to indicate the presence of asbestos and consequently have closed the investigation. A copy of the HSE’s Letter updating IBAS on the status of the investigation can be found here.