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A construction company has been fined after it carried out unsafe and unlicensed asbestos removal during refurbishment of a junior school in Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard how, in October 2016, R F Gardiner removed asbestos in an unsafe manner and did not have the appropriate licence to carry out the work.
Operatives working for the company were exposed to high levels of airborne asbestos fibres during the removal work as no water suppression was used and they had not been face-fit tested for the face masks they were wearing.
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