Warning to employers who work with silica-based materials

The HSE is warning employers who work with silica-based materials to take correct safety precautions after two employees were left with potentially life-shortening lung diseases.

 

York-based stonemasons William Anelay Limited, of Osbaldwick, York, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The company was fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £6,000 by York Crown Court.

 

The court heard that two employees, who had been working at... (327 more words)

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