A decorating company has been fined after it exposed employees, agency staff and members of the public to potentially fatal asbestos material.
Category: Asbestos
Nottinghamshire plumber fined after putting family at risk
A Nottinghamshire plumber has been fined after putting his son and a young family at risk of exposure to asbestos.
Hotel chain fined for asbestos risk
A leading hotel chain has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 in fines and costs after construction workers and guests were put at risk of asbestos exposure at a Kent hotel.
Building owner and sub-contractor in court for safety failings at former Brewery
The owner of a former Burton upon Trent brewery and the sub-contractor on a project to refurbish it have been prosecuted after a catalogue of safety failings was uncovered surrounding the unsafe removal of asbestos.
Firms fined for asbestos exposure risk at scrap yard and naval training base
A number of workers and Royal Navy personnel were exposed to asbestos after pipes lined with the dangerous material were left on a roadside before being put in an open skip and transferred to a salvage yard, a court has heard.
Council in court for ignoring asbestos threat in school
Thurrock Council has been fined after admitting to failures in how it managed asbestos across its schools.
Building owner fined for asbestos exposure
An industrial property owner has been prosecuted for exposing untrained workers to dangerous asbestos fibres following a series of failings at a building in Newport.
Clydebank event to boost training to help apprentice tradespeople tackle hidden killer
Apprentice tradespeople across Clydebank are set to benefit from a new e-learning package to help them better understand the risks from asbestos.
Unsafe work leads to fine and ban for director
The director of a Nottingham building firm has been fined after unsafe work on an asbestos cement roof.
Birmingham builder fined for illegal asbestos removal
A Birmingham builder has been fined after causing young children and their parents to be potentially exposed to asbestos on the street where he lives, as well as risking exposure himself.
Architects’ failure risked workers lives
An architects’ practice has been prosecuted after builders were potentially exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres during construction work at Aberystwyth Rugby Club in Mid Wales.
Consultation on proposals to review HSE’s ACOPs – Analysis of responses received
This is a summary report of the outcome of HSE’s consultation on proposals to review its Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs).
Hospital trust in court for asbestos failures
A North East hospital trust has been fined after contractors were unwittingly exposed to asbestos fibres at Sunderland Eye Infirmary.
Swansea engineering firm and building contractor fined for asbestos exposure
Workers were exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres following a catalogue of errors by an engineering company and a building firm during a demolition and refurbishment project in Swansea, a court has heard.
Asbestos surveyors in court after workers put at risk
Two asbestos surveyors have appeared in court after construction workers were exposed to potentially-deadly fibres during the refurbishment of a Trafford pub.
Council and building firm fined for asbestos exposure during school refurbishment
Staffordshire County Council and a refurbishment firm have been fined for exposing a nursery class, school staff and two joiners to asbestos fibres.
Asbestos Liaison Group (ALG)
Minutes and agenda for the Asbestos Liaison Group (ALG) meeting on 21 September 2012, now available.
Firm’s failures led to workers’ exposure to asbestos at Aberystwyth flats
Significant safety failures by a plumbing company may have led to two workers being exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres during a major refurbishment project on flats in Aberystwyth.
Judith Hackitt’s ‘Risk Assessment’ – Every one counts
HSE Chair looks beyond the fatal injury statistics

