HSE News & Prosecutions
HSE News & Prosecutions
Hot Conditions During Work with Asbestos
The recent hot summer weather conditions have implications for asbestos work within enclosures and other confined spaces. This can include set-up as well as actual asbest
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HSE Urges Blackburn Businesses to take five steps to Become COVID-Secure
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is out and about talking to businesses in Blackburn and the surrounding areas to ensure they are COVID-secure to help tackle the cor
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ASB5 and NNLW Forms and Databases: Down Time on 22/7/2020
This bulletin has been provided to us by the HSEAsbestos Licensing InformationThe Licensed Asbestos Notification Form (ASB5) and the Notifiable Non-Licensed Work (NNLW) f
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Revised Asbestos Licence Application Forms V7.2
This information has been provided to us by the HSEFollowing a review of the use of the asbestos license application form and discussion with the ALC Licensing Sub-Group,
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Employer Sentenced for Failing to Implement Safe Working Practices for the Removal Asbestos
An employer has been sentenced for failing to reduce exposure and spread of asbestos when demolishing a large pig shed.Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court heard that, in July
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Companies Fined After Workers Exposed to Asbestos
RJW Building Solutions Limited, a contractor carrying out refurbishment work at the Sea Hotel in South Shields, and Hotel 52 (Sea) Limited, the client company who arrange
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Company fined following multiple safety failings on construction site
A construction company has today been fined after failing to ensure the safety and welfare of workers on site during the renovation of a property.Preston Magistrates’ Cou
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Restaurant Owner Fined After Disturbance of Asbestos
A restaurant owner has been fined after asbestos was disturbed during the conversion of rooms above the restaurant into flats in Essex.Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard
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Contractor Fined £20k for Silica Dust Exposure
Just a day after the launch of a parliamentary inquiry into the impact of silicosis on construction workers comes news of a contractor fined £20,000 for failing to manage
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Construction Company and Director Fined for Unsafe Removal of Asbestos
A construction company and its director have been fined after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos during demolition work.Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court
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