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22/10/2009 - Two Enfield Firms Fined After Unlicensed Asbestos Removal
Two companies have been prosecuted after workers and members of the public were exposed to unacceptable levels of asbestos during a removal project
The Health and Safety Executive took the companies to court, on the 6th October 2009, after an unlicensed contractor carried out the specialist work at a warehouse in Brimsdown, Enfield.
On 29th November 2005, Noble Gift Packaging Ltd contracted A & T Roofing Ltd to remove the roof from a building. The roof was lined with 3,000 square metres of asbestos insulating board, containing Amosite. A & T Roofing employees spent 12 weeks removing and smashing the boards before sweeping the dust and debris into bags, even after the company found that the material being cleared contained asbestos.
A & T Roofing Ltd, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court on 1st September 2009 to Regulation 3(1) of the Asbestos Licensing Regulations 1983 and Sections 2(1) and 3(1) Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. They were fined £25,000 and were ordered to pay costs of £33,844.30
Noble Gift Packaging Ltd, pleaded guilty at the City of London Magistrates Court on 28th October 2008, to Section 3(1) Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. They were fined £40,000 and were ordered to pay costs of £19,223.65
Further details of this prosection and HSE reactions can be found at the HSE website, press release No. COILDN/0710
