fined Archives - 2M Asbestos

Ministry of Defence sued after Army base blaze ‘scattered toxic asbestos like snow’

The fire scattered ash containing asbestos across a 15-square-mile area, close to the base at Donnington, Shrops. The Ministry of Defence is being sued by lawyers...

Night club owner fined over asbestos exposure

A Bolton night club owner has been sentenced after admitting a failure to carry out a survey for asbestos before starting on the refurbishment...

US Steel Fined $170K for Multiple Asbestos Violations

Despite the well-known dangers of deadly asbestos, its removal from most job sites and legal actions against companies using the substance, many U.S. workers still...

Shoe shop Pavers fined after Liverpool staff exposed to asbestos-riddled store rooms

A high street firm has been fined £45,000 after staff at its Liverpool branch were exposed to asbestos-riddled store rooms. A high street firm has been...

Roofer prosecuted for asbestos breach

A Berkshire roofer has been fined for removing asbestos without a licence. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Michael Wilkie was contracted by a householder...

Tradesmen urged to be asbestos aware following prosecution

A gas engineer removed potentially dangerous asbestos material during a gas boiler replacement putting himself and others at risk from exposure to asbestos fibres,...

Man fined for potentially exposing members of the public to asbestos

A man from County Durham has been fined for potentially exposing members of the public to asbestos fibres during the refurbishment of a residential...

Company fined £20,000 after disturbing asbestos in roof of Northampton primary school

A company has been fined after risking possible exposure of children and staff to asbestos that was contained in the roof of a Northampton...

Firms fined after asbestos failings

A food company and their contractor have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during building work and only identified by chance when an asbestos...

Surveyor fined for flawed asbestos survey

Building surveyor Watts Group has been fined £30,000 for health and safety breaches that resulted in two construction workers being exposed to asbestos. Seamus...