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Company fined after exposing workers and the public to asbestos
A refurbishment company has been fined after workers and the public were exposed to asbestos in a Leicestershire village.
Shengxuan Company Ltd was converting a shop in Borough Street, Castle Donington, into a restaurant on 16 June 2010.
Part of the work involved converting an integral garage into a storeroom but in doing so, workers disturbed asbestos-containing materials. This was then put in a skip by the workers, who were unaware of its presence or its risks.
A member of the public with experience in the asbestos industry walked past the site, saw what was in the skip and reported it to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Other debris was also seen on the floor between the skip and the garage. Read More
Asbestos find closes school
A SCHOOL hall has been closed after deadly asbestos was discovered during a routine survey.
The asbestos was found at Westacre Middle School, Ombersley Way, Droitwich, on Tuesday, February 1.
A Worcestershire County Council spokesman said: “Maintaining the health and well-being of pupils and staff at the school is our highest priority, which is why the decision has been made to temporarily close the school hall to allow the asbestos to be removed.
“We have arranged for a specialist contractor to start work at the school as soon as possible. We envisage that work will take approximately six weeks to complete.
During this time, there will be no disruption to the pupils’ learning.”
Source: Worcester News
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Asbestos fine for Halifax business
A Halifax property management company was fined £30,100 after admitting a series of offences leading workers being exposed to asbestos fibres.
MA Estates Limited of Holmfield, the owner and landlord of a factory building, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for failing to properly manage the removal of asbestos-containing material when employees were replacing a roof at the factory in June 2007.
Halifax Magistrates’ Court was told that up to 15 employees from two businesses, both part of the same group as MA Estates and both occupants of the building, were working to upgrade the roof.
This included stripping material from support beams which, when later tested by HSE, were found to contain asbestos in limpet and spray form, the HSE said.
A local business complained to HSE after seeing the stripped materials, suspecting that they included asbestos fibres.
HSE visited the site and served a Prohibition Notice on MA Estates to stop work immediately. Read More