Keywords: Asbestos, lethal material, demolish, investigation, fined, site survey,

Flawed survey put workers at risk

Prosecutions and Claims |
01.06.2007

Wye Valley Demolition has admitted exposing people to asbestos after failing to remove the potentially lethal material before starting to take down buildings on a housing development site. The Herefordshire-based contractor landed fines and costs of nearly £23,000 after magistrates heard ho ...

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