£32,500 fines for exposing 600 people to asbestos fibres

Construction firms EC Harris and Clivnars have paid out £75,000 in fines and costs after exposing 600 children, teachers and workers to asbestos fibres at Stanway School is Essex, reports the East Anglian Daily Times.

In March 2001, two workers from the family-run subcontractors Clivnars removed panels which released the asbestos fibre. EC Harris, which supervised the work, had been made aware of the presence of asbestos in other parts of the building by the results of a survey which had be... (113 more words)

Member login

If you are a member of the Workplace Law
Network, please enter your details below

My email address
My password
Keep me logged in:
	I've forgotten my password

Protecting your data

We take data protection very seriously. We will never share your data with third parties. We process data in accordance with: the Data Protection Act 1998; the 11th edition of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Marketing Practice; and the DMA Direct Marketing Code of Practice.