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HSE Prosecutions

HSE Prosecutions

Manufacturing company and contractor fined after failing to prevent exposure to asbestos

A manufacturing company and contractor have been prosecuted after failing to prevent exposure of workers and others to asbestos whilst cleaning an asbestos cement roof.Th
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Two companies fined after workers and public put at risk

Two Yorkshire-based companies were today fined after putting both their workers, and members of the public, at risk through asbestos exposure.Leeds Crown Court heard how,
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Waste removal contractor fined after asbestos concerns

A waste removal contractor has been sentenced after undertaking asbestos removal work at two locations without being licensed to do so.The Magistrates’ Court heard how, o
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Utility company fined after exposing employees to asbestos

A Paisley based utility services company has today been fined for exposing four of its employees to asbestos during work at Anderson Tower in Motherwell in 2014.Hamilton
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Waste removal contractor fined after asbestos concerns

A waste removal contractor from Bridgend has been sentenced after undertaking asbestos removal work at two locations without being licensed to do so.Swansea Magistrates’
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Companies Fined After Workers Exposed to Asbestos

Three companies have been fined a total of more than £1m after workers were exposed to asbestos while refurbishing a school.The Crown Court heard that on 24 July 2012 a w
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PC’S £40K Penalty For Worker's RCS Exposure

A construction company was refurbishing a building when the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carried out a site inspection on 5 July 2016. Officers found workers in a ba
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Stone Masons Failed to Control RCS Dust

A natural stone supply firm has been fined for failing to protect workers from exposure to hazardous silica dust… despite a previous warning.A stone masonry company was y
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