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Staffordshire County Council and a refurbishment firm have been fined for exposing a nursery class, school staff and two joiners to asbestos fibres. The incident took place during a refurbishment project at Glenthorne Community Primary School in Cheslyn Hay in February 2009 lead by G Evans (Services) Ltd, of Rudgley, who were contracted by Staffordshire […]
Read the full article | Published Dec 19, 2012
A tour operator and a ship management firm have been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos fibres during refurbishment work on board a cruise ship. An investigation by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the companies had instructed two self-employed labourers to remove ceiling panels and wooden fixings in the Tiree lounge […]
Read the full article | Published Sep 03, 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
Exposed to asbestos at work. GKN Aerospace Services Ltd and Lybrook Constructors Ltd, trading as DL Group, have been found guilty of various asbestos related safety failings after construction workers were exposed to asbestos at GKN’s premises in Yeovil, Somerset. DL Group was requested, by GKN Aerospace Services Ltd on 17 June 2010, to remove […]
Read the full article | Published Jul 05, 2012
A total of three defendants were found guilty by Exeter magistrates for breaching The Control of Asbestos Regulation 2012 after workmen refurbishing a Dartmoor pub were exposed to asbestos. The incident happened at the Three Crowns pub in Chagford, Devon, in January 2010 when asbestos was discovered when the workmen were demolishing walls. The workmen […]
Read the full article | Published Jun 22, 2012
