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Asbestos Fiber Exposure While Fitting CCTV Cameras

December 9, 2010 By //  by Robert Elliott, J.D. Leave a Comment

A Birmingham-based university in Great Britain has been fined, along with a security systems firm, after two workers were exposed to dangerous asbestos fibers while fitting CCTV cameras.

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The worker and a 17-year-old trainee were installing the cameras in the reception area at Aston University‘s Recreation Centre in July of 2009 when they drilled into material containing asbestos fibers.
Both the university and Warwickshire-based Access Fire and Security Ltd – the contractor carrying out the work – were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following the incident.
Birmingham Magistrates Court heard the university failed to follow its own procedures on managing, planning and preparing for the installation and the arrangements were unclear and not widely known within the university.
Aston University, of Aston Triangle, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 5(1) of the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 and Regulation 4(9) (c) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and was fined $6,297.20 and ordered to pay $ 3,148.60 costs.
Access Fire and Security Ltd, which operates from a unit in Henley Court, Henley-in-Arden, and is registered at an address in Yardley Wood, Billesley, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 5(a) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and was fined $ 1,574.50 and ordered to pay $ 1,574.50 costs.
Karl Raw, the investigating inspector at HSE, noted, “While the amount of asbestos involved in this incident was small, two people now have to live with the knowledge that they may become ill from lung disease in the future.
“Aston University failed to ensure university employees and others working across the site were aware of the presence of asbestos fibers.
“Surveys on the location and conditions of asbestos and materials containing asbestos had been carried out across the university but there was no procedure for communicating the details to contractors.

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“Access Fire and Security Ltd, a long-term contractor with the university, had never been given any information about asbestos – and had never asked for it. They also failed to assess whether asbestos was present, what type of asbestos was involved and what condition it was in, before undertaking work.”
Asbestos is the biggest single cause of work-related deaths in the UK, with an estimated 4,000 people dying every year.

Author Robert Elliott, executive vice president, Amaxx Risks Solutions, Inc. has worked successfully for 20 years with many industries to reduce Workers Compensation costs, including airlines, healthcare, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality and manufacturing. Contact:  Info@ReduceYourWorkersComp.com or 860-553-6604. 

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Filed Under: Safety and Loss Control Tagged With: Access Fire and Security Ltd, Asbestos Exposure, Great Britain, International Federation of Chrystolite Asbestos Workers, Workplace Health and Safety

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