Employers warned they must manage asbestos properly

The HSE has warned employers to ensure they take proper precautions over the management of asbestos in their buildings following the prosecution of a South London NHS Trust.

St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, Tooting, Wandsworth was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,432 at the City of London Magistrates’ Court, after it pleaded guilty of breaching Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002.

An HSE investigation found that the Trust... (208 more words)

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