Selasa, 16 Agustus 2011

Hampshire roofing company fined more than £ 34,000 for polluting environment with asbestos

A recent decision against concept Services Ltd provides the fact coverings and sheathing, that asbestos particles are not only very dangerous for the health and safety of the community, but also all companies, the violation of the asbestos be laws severely punished.

The case turned to a serious breach back concept covers and panels Services Ltd, which regard to accomplish the restore asbestos roof of 12 commercial units were asbestos two years in bath street in market Harborough between December 2008 and the end of January 2009. However, the case got at the highlighted and health controls specialists by Leicestershire County Council premises and asbestos found elements in Opera.

But everything, that this was done during the cleaning asbestos roof of concept roofing and cladding Services Ltd. tiled roof company to the water under full pressure when cleaning of asbestos tiles of the necessary legal method asbestos tiles carefully wash with water in a container. The complete Gush water next to the cleaning of asbestos tiles scattered also asbestos into the environment. With objections of traders due to the polluted environment, work ended abruptly when the heavy contamination came also to the attention of the company. Clean-Up of asbestos was then done by a qualified asbestos removal company monitoring the contamination to such a large scale and the presence of asbestos in the air, companies had to shut for many months with empty field close down their services and the car. Cleaning up asbestos took several months, during which the workers understood the extent of the situation, if contaminated their marks on the walls, asbestos was found in drains and bus stops.

Transaction of the whole thing, and the understanding of the seriousness of the case, Leicester magistrates' Court recently pursued and punished the company for violating the regulation 16 of the control of asbestos programme Regulations 2006. Although concept roofing and cladding Services Ltd accepts his mistake it was punished costs £ 12,000 in £ 22,375 as persecution.

According to the report cited in Leicester mercury said of concept covers and panels Stephen Climie Services Ltd, which up to 5 m was a subcontractor company and commissioned, cleaning asbestos roofs in the twelve business firms. However, even, before she had begun their work, almost four business areas already damaged were and drips and polluted area.

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