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Two property companies, based in Greater Manchester, have been fined a total of £55,000 plus court costs after a hearing found that they had breached Asbestos Health and Safety Regulations by exposing workers to asbestos fibres. Legal action was taken by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) against Manchester-based developer and investor Hazelwise and Stockport […]
Read the full article | Published Aug 29, 2012
The ‘Duty to Manage Asbestos’ is contained in Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulation 2012. It requires that a Duty Holder be appointed and they are responsible to: take reasonable steps to find out if there are materials containing asbestos in non-domestic premises, and if so, its amount, where it is and what […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 25, 2012
Sherborne School in Dorset and the Director of the company overseeing a refurbishment of the School have been prosecuted after an investigation found they had failed to identify and prevent the risk of asbestos exposure at the school. An investigation by the HSE found that Asbestos Insulation Boards were removed in an unsafe way, exposing […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 18, 2012
A derelict school was set alight by arsonists on 22nd May 2012 and at it’s height the blaze caused enough concern to evacuate 30 nearby houses while firefighters brought it under control. The remains of the building were later deemed unsafe and it was ordered to be demolished. The former St Mark’s Primary School, in […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 13, 2012
A Quebec asbestos mine has been able to reopen due to a loan facility of $58-million by the Quebec Government to the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine. This has envoked outcry from various Health and Safety promoters. The Jeffrey mine was closed last year due to financial difficulties but the loan will allow for more than two-thirds […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 09, 2012
