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Council fined for exposing woodwork teacher to wood dust

A woodwork teacher (Mr Shand) developed occupational asthma because his employers failed to control exposure to wood dust – a substance hazardous to health – the HSE has found. Stirling Council was fined £5,000 at Stirling Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to a number of breaches of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 (as amended). Despite concerns being raised by staff at Bannockburn High School and by their own health and safety advisors, Stirling C...

Case | 2 Dec 2008
Council fined for exposing woodwork teacher to wood dust

For me this case typifies the poor attitude exhibited by many employers to the personal wellbeing of their employees. Despite qualified advice on the simple preventative measures necessary, this council consistently failed to fulfil their legal obligations. The fine of £5k for subjecting an employee to a potentially disabling industrial disease would be laughable if it wasn't so serious. It does nothing to convey to the guilty party or other employers the seriousness of their offence. The Hea...

Comment | 3 Dec 2008
Council fined for exposing woodwork teacher to wood dust

I couldn't agree more Denis.

Comment | 3 Dec 2008