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Two self-employed builders from Birmingham have been sentenced for exposing residents, as well as themselves, to asbestos. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Harnek Ram of Handsworth and Gulzar Singh of Smethwick, trading as G Builders, after they illegally removed and broke up asbestos panels from a home in Handsworth between 19 and 25 […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 17, 2013
A property developer from Nottinghamshire has pleaded guilty to exposing employees to asbestos has been given an eight-month suspended prison sentence and been ordered to pay fines and costs of £100,000. Nottingham Crown Court have been informed that James Roger Carlton, also known as Roger Stephen Parry, 64, of South Leverton, disregarded the presence of […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 17, 2013
Asbestos causes concerns after fire. A blaze on Stone Lane, Chesterfield, at around 11.50pm on June 25, caused debris from an asbestos cement roof to fall onto a play area and land surrounding the building, which sparked a clean-up operation by Chesterfield Borough Council. The play area has been closed off to the public until […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 03, 2013
A Scottish health board has been fined for safety failings that resulted in numerous workers and contractors being potentially exposed to deadly asbestos fibres. On the 20th June, Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that Greater Glasgow Health Board, had failed to manage the risks of asbestos in a basement plant room of the Royal Hospital for […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 03, 2013
John Lewis of John Lewis Plant Hire and Contracts has been given a 6 month suspended sentence for a catalogue of asbestos related failings, at Laganside Crown Court, Northern Ireland. Following a complaint form the general public, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) visited the demolition site on Broadway Industrial Estate. During […]
Read the full article | Published May 31, 2013
A Plumber from Nottinghamshire has been fined after putting, his son and a young family at risk of asbestos exposure. The plumber, Dean Fisk had been employed to replace a galvanized water tank in the loft of a house in Clifton. The Health and Safety Executive told Nottingham magistrates, that Mr Fisk had failed to […]
Read the full article | Published May 30, 2013
Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) and its contractors stand accused of discovering and then leaving asbestos spores in a family home The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed it has been informed of the incident on April 12 2013. It had also been revealed that this is not the first time that YHN have been […]
Read the full article | Published May 10, 2013
The future of The Albert Hotel in Blackpool hangs in the balance after waste asbestos was discovered in the boiler room area of the pub. During several inspections in February of this year, the pub has been accused of breaking health and safety laws in regards to the asbestos as well as blocked fire exits, […]
Read the full article | Published May 10, 2013
Asbestos surveys in schools, are they fit for purpose? Schools in the UK have been sent urgent warnings by Unions in April 2013, to check whether they have warm air cabinet heaters. Such heaters have the potential to contain dangerous asbestos fibres. The stark warning follows a case dating back to October 2012, involving a […]
Read the full article | Published May 03, 2013
Asbestos campaigners Group, Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) attended an education committee hearing in March 2013 to discuss what can be done about the amount of asbestos in schools. Michael Lees from the campaign group Asbestos in Schools, was amongst those who attended the committee meeting, to debate the issues surrounding asbestos. Michael’s wife Gina was a […]
Read the full article | Published May 02, 2013
