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Contractor prosecuted for failing to protect public from asbestos contamination (14 March 2016)
Date: 14/03/2016
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a contractor after he potentially exposed members of the public to asbestos.
In March 2015, Peter Wade of Staindrop in County Durham was converting an integrated garage into a bedroom at a residential property on South Parade, Croft on Tees, County Durham.
While visiting the property to supply a quote, the homeowners mentioned to Wade the possibility of asbestos being in the garage.
While working in the loft space of the garage, the garage ceiling collapsed and Wade proceeded to pull the remainder of the ceiling down, break it up and place the refuse in waste bags. It was not until he removed the material that he discovered it contained asbestos.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive into the incident on 14 March 2015 found that Peter Wade had failed to ensure an asbestos survey was carried out prior to the work taking place.
On Monday 7 March 2016 at Darlington Magistrates’ Court, Peter Nigel Wade – trading as P.N. Wade Building and Civil Engineering contractor – of Winston Road in Staindrop, County Durham, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 5(1) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
He was fined £267 and ordered to pay costs of £1,765.
Duncan Lewis Personal Injury Solicitors – No win no fee Asbestosis or Mesothelioma Claims
Duncan Lewis personal injury solicitors can advise those diagnosed with asbestos-related illness as a result of exposure at work caused by negligence on how to make a no win no fee Asbestosis or Mesothelioma Claim for compensation.
Asbestos compensation claims have to be made within three years of diagnosis of illness related to work-associated exposure to asbestos caused by negligence.
Duncan Lewis can also advise families who have lost a loved one to asbestosis or mesothelioma diagnosed at post-mortem on how to make a compensation claim.
The Duncan Lewis claims team also has extensive experience in advising claimants on how to make an asbestos illness claim when a former employer is no longer trading.
For expert legal advice on no win no fee Asbestosis and Mesothelioma Claims, call Duncan Lewis personal injury solicitors on 0333 772 0409.