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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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NHS Trust Sentenced After Employees and Contractors Exposed to Asbestos During Refurbishment Work
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been fined after refurbishment work undertaken in an accommodation block at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital exposed Trust employee
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Hoteliers Fined After Failing to Assess the Presence of Asbestos During Refurbishment
A Devon based hoteliers has been sentenced today after materials containing asbestos were disturbed during a major refurbishment at The Park Hotel in Barnstaple.Newton Ab
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Businessman sentenced after failing to prevent exposure to asbestos
A Manchester-based businessman has been prosecuted after failing to check whether asbestos was present in a building he owned before starting major refurbishment works.Ma
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Asbestos removal company and managers sentenced after forging documents
An asbestos removal company, and two of its managers, have today been prosecuted after forging documents in order to obtain an asbestos licence from the Health and Safety
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Principal contractor and site manager sentenced following asbestos exposure at a construction site
The principal contractor and site manager of a construction site in Derby city centre have been sentenced after workers were exposed to asbestos during refurbishment work
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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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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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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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