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Council fined after workers exposed to asbestos
Kent County Council (KCC) has today been fined £200,000 after asbestos was disturbed at Lansdowne Primary School.Canterbury Crown Court heard how, on 6 November 2014, an
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Company fined following asbestos exposure during maintenance work
A wood processing company has been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out at its premises in in Macclesfield.Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard how
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Peterborough company fined for failing to undertake asbestos assessment
A property management company has today been sentenced after failing to carry out an asbestos survey prior to undertaking extensive refurbishment works.Huntingdon Magistr
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Fines for trio following asbestos failures
9th July 2018Three directors of a now-liquidated waste management company have been sentenced after a series of “appalling” failures, exposing the public and the environm
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HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today released its annual figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2017/18, as well as the number of people known to have die
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Building contractor fined after failing to carry out the correct procedures
A building contractor has been fined after failing to carry out the correct procedures after asbestos was found during the refurbishment of a building at Bedford School i
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Property management consultancy and asbestos surveying company fined after inadequate refurbishment
A property management consultancy and an asbestos surveying company have been fined after an inadequate refurbishment and demolition survey was provided for a major refur
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Two companies fined for serious breaches involving the removal of asbestos
A residential property management company and a specialist installation contractor have been fined after a resident raised concerns about soffit replacement work carried
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Silica Exposure High in a Welsh Quarry - HSE Case Study
The health affects of exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) have been known for a long time.Despite this, workers were recently being exposed to it in a quarry
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Contractors fined for carrying out unsafe asbestos removal work without a licence
Two contractors were sentenced today after removing asbestos pipe lagging without taking the necessary precautions to reduce exposure to asbestos.Teesside Magistrates’ Co
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