HSE Prosecutions
HSE Prosecutions
Councils’ Asbestos Management to be Assessed During Inspection Campaign
Hundreds of inspections at council buildings will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly.HSE
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New HSE Guidance: ASB5 Finish Dates
We have recently received new gudiance from the HSE regarding ASB5 finish dates.The key takeaway from the new guidance is that HSE has modified the ASB5 database and amen
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Companies Fined After 16-year-old Worker Exposed to Asbestos
Two companies have been fined after a teenage worker was exposed to asbestos.The 16-year-old had been working for P Turnbull Joinery and Building Services Ltd on an outbu
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Recycling Company Fined After Workers Exposed to Wood Dust
The long-term health of workers at a wood waste recycling centre was put in danger due to excessive exposure to the dust their work created, a Health and Safety Executive
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M&S On Board for the Latest HSE Podcast on Asbestos
Britain’s workplace regulator has just launched a new podcast outlining the duty to manage asbestos in buildings.In this episode, experts from the Health and Safety Execu
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Company and Director Fined after Workers Exposed to Asbestos
A company and its director have been sentenced after workers were exposed to asbestos and its potential harmful effects.Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (H
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Company Fined after HSE Inspection Finds Wood Dust Failures
A company has been fined after an inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator found workers were being exposed to excessive levels of wood dust.Breathing in wood dust exc
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Director Jailed for Failing to Protect Workers from Asbestos Exposure
A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester.Stephen Davi
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Company Director Avoids Prison Over Wood Dust Failures
The director of a Norwich woodworking company has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after he exposed his employees to harmful wood dust.Wood dust can cause serious a
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Manufacturing Company Fined £15,000 for Wood Dust Failures
A manufacturing company has been fined £15,000 after exposing its own workers to wood dust and failing to comply with two improvement notices.Wood dust can cause serious
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