Contract Journal – 15 May, 2008
A surveyor has been fined for failing to carry-out asbestos inspection work on a refurbishment job in Birmingham.
Raymond Joseph Boyle of Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, was convicted of a breach of The Control of Asbestos Regulations after undertaking demolition work that exposed people to asbestos.
He was fined 4,000 in total and ordered to pay costs of 4,016 at Birmingham Magistrates Court.
HSE inspector Karl Raw said: This successful prosecution is a timely reminder that even with simple refurbishments there are legal duties needed to protect workers and others from the threat of asbestos.
“As a building surveyor with many years experience Mr Boyle should have been aware of his duty to manage the asbestos risk in a non-domestic property.
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