Despite being warned by the landlord that they contained asbestos, and without carrying out any checks, William Rogers removed partition walls during a kitchen refurbishment in Olton in January 2011. As a result he contaminated the kitchen, the communal stairs and the area outside, before loading the material into his car. All had to be decontaminated.
Mr Rogers pleaded guilty at Solihull Magistrates Court on 7 November 2011 to breaching Regulation 5 and Regulation 11(1)(a) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.
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Legal notes
- Regulation 5 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 states: “An employer shall not undertake work in demolition, maintenance, or any other work which exposes or is liable to expose his employees to asbestos in respect of any premises unless he has carried out a suitable and sufficient assessment as to whether asbestos, what type of asbestos, contained in what material and in what condition is present or is liable to be present in those premises.”
- Regulation 11(1)(a) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 states: “Every employer shall prevent the exposure of his employees to asbestos so far as is reasonably practicable.”
More information at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2739/contents/made - Further updates on working with asbestos can be found at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm
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