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Lack of asbestos survey leads to £60k fine for fertiliser company

Failure to carry out an asbestos survey before beginning a refurbishment has resulted in a Wirral-based fertiliser manufacturer being fined £60,000.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted GrowHow UK Ltd after it discovered that up to 50 workers had been exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres while working on an industrial furnace at the company’s site at Ince Marshes near Ellesmere Port in January 2011. Contractors spent two days demolishing brickwork and insulation board, breaking up the rubble, putting it into sacks and then pouring it down a chute to allow the sacks to

BLS to provide asbestos removal at Ancoats Towers, Manchester

One of the most significant projects BLS Asbestos Ltd will have carried out to date will be the full removal of all asbestos containing materials to three 13 storey tower blocks situated in Ancoats, Manchester.The former social housing blocks were built in the 1950s but were closed by council chiefs in 1994 after falling into disrepair. Renovation of the three high-rise buildings (off Butler Street, Manchester) is due to commence in October 2013, with nearly 200 much-needed new homes created for the area. BLS Asbestos will be carrying out asbestos removal from all three blocks, which

HSE launches refurbishment site campaign

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a nationwide programme of targeted unannounced inspections at refurbishment sites to check that asbestos regulations and other safety guidelines are being correctly implemented.As part of a campaign running until September 27th 2013, inspectors will call at sites where refurbishment and repair projects are underway and look at how high-risk activities, such as those that could result in exposure to harmful dusts, are being managed. The aim of the action is to reinforce the message that poor risk management can lead to illness, injury and even

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