A roofing company spread asbestos fibres around a Leicestershire town when using pressurised water washers to clean roof panels on industrial units.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-em-15611.htm?eban=rss-press-release
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Roofing Firm Put Town at Risk From Asbestos
Council-owned Housing Company Fined for Asbestos Exposure
A company set up by Rotherham Council to manage and improve council houses has been fined, after allowing a plumber to be exposed to up to 50 times the legal limit for asbestos.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-yh-511.htm
£9,400 fines over asbestos at hospital
A security firm, a company director and an NHS Trust have been fined after potentially dangerous asbestos fibres were released in a county hospital.
Click the link below to find the HSE Press release
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-em-12710.htm
Pontypool Building Firm Prosecuted for Unlicensed Asbestos Work
A Pontypool building firm carried out unlicensed asbestos removal despite being warned materials they were handling contained the potentially dangerous substance.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/coi-w-825w10.htm
