Polski Dzial Firms prosecuted over asbestos exposure
Two companies have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at a mill in Bolton. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) took legal action after finding dozens of damaged asbestos boards stacked up during a visit in October 2010. Manchester Crown Court heard that neither company had put a plan in […]
Companies prosecuted after asbestos exposure
A Cheltenham contractor and a retailer have been prosecuted after a construction worker was exposed to asbestos during a refurbishment project. In a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard that the contractor failed to ensure a proper asbestos survey was available before work began. As a result, workers […]
Timber repair firm responsible for spread of asbestos fibres
Potentially deadly asbestos fibres were spread in part of a shop by unqualified workmen and left on the premises for three weeks. In a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Cardiff Magistrates heard that the company, which specialises in damp and timber repairs, committed four offences and was fined a total of £18,000 […]
Two year wait goes on for industrial disease victims
Asbestos victims are still dying without legal redress, two years after the Government finished consulting on plans to set up an insurance fund to help them. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has long-campaigned for a fund of last resort to compensate workers suffering from industrial diseases and who cannot pursue their former employers’ […]
Tradesman fined over asbestos release
A Birmingham handyman has been prosecuted after releasing asbestos fibres while refurbishing a kitchen at a flat in Solihull. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found William Rogers, a carpenter and general handyman, had removed partition walls containing asbestos insulating board at the premises. Solihull Magistrates’ Court heard Mr Rogers had wrongly assumed […]