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Site manager fined £27K for ignoring asbestos
A building site manager from southeast London has been fined
for running a construction site where workers were exposed to
asbestos-containing materials.
Fadil Adil, of Coniston Road, Bromley, was prosecuted by the
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for the way work was carried
out on a construction site in his charge, on Bromley High Street
between 21 and 29 June 2010.
The project involved the demolition of a building that had a
restaurant on the ground floor and flats above. Asbestos insulating
boards in the restaurant's ceiling were broken up during the
demolition that Mr Adil was overseeing. Three workmen demolished
the building using sledgehammers and hand-operated breakers,
meaning they could have been exposed to asbestos fibres.
The HSE investigation found that the defendant did not have a
licence to work with asbestos, nor was he trained in construction
management. He did no asbestos survey, nor did he provide any
guidance to the crew about the presence of asbestos.
HSE inspector Ian Seabrook said: "Sadly, this kind of incident
is all too familiar because the defendant's actions meant that his
colleagues were more than likely exposed to asbestos fibres.
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