A Birmingham builder has been fined for illegally removing asbestos insulating boards from his home, potentially exposing people in the street, including young children, to potentially deadly asbestos fibres. The builder was converting a garage into living quarters...
Asbestos Management Plan Failure A hospital trust in the North East of England has been fined after contractors were exposed to asbestos fibres. The contractors had drilled through door surrounds on a ward to install cables. Concerns were raised by a member of staff...
Inadequate asbestos testing …highlighting the importance of choosing the correct asbestos testing survey for planned refurbishment works. Many workers were exposed to deadly asbestos fibres following a number of errors by an engineering company and a building...
A news article from the HSE last week highlights the importance of using trusted asbestos surveyors. Two asbestos surveyors have appeared in court after construction workers were exposed to asbestos fibres during a refurbishment at a pub. They were fined after they...
Barely a day goes by without a firm being fined for failing to have an asbestos survey carried out before refurbishment works commence. This time, a Council and a building firm have been fined for exposing a nursery school class, school staff and two joiners to...
A UK company has been fined £5000 with additional costs of £3830 for failing to ensure that it’s workers were not at risk of Asbestos exposure. The company in question failed to have asbestos surveys carried out on the properties that they were working on and no...
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