Tel: +44 (0) 207 993 6960
Tel: +44 (0) 207 489 2035
16/10/2015
A self-employed heating engineer pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined £5,000 plus £3,000 costs after removing asbestos lagged pipework from a home and applying no precautionary procedures to limit asbestos exposure to the occupants.
The engineer had had no formal training with regards to removing asbestos safely, which is why he did not recognise that the lagging in the pipework may have been asbestos and organised to have it removed by a licensed contractor.
Due to the high risk of asbestos exposure, the homeowners had to vacate their home until decontamination of the premises was completed.
Fisher Scoggins Waters is highly experienced in providing advice on health and safety matters. Please contact our London office on 0207 993 6960 to speak to one of our solicitors.
Share:
Follow our company page on linkedin for future updates and our views on the latest developments
< Back to Posts
27 November 2019 | Bloomsbury, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
Recruitment