£100,000 fine for failure to conduct asbestos survey

• Author:
• Steve Shutler

Worcester Crown Court heard how a carpet company exposed temporary maintenance workers to harmful asbestos fibres after neglecting to confirm that a sufficient asbestos survey had been undertaken.

The company had purchased the existing factory and arranged for the maintenance workers to clean the site, therefore enabling them to move in. The workers were not wearing any personal protective equipment so were exposed to asbestos fibres because the wall cladding contained 90% brown asbestos.

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