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09/12/2015
Lisburn Firm Fined For Exposing Employees To Asbestos
Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited in Lisburn has been fined for failing to protect employees from exposure to asbestos.
The firm was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £800.
The case arose following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) investigation into an incident in November 2013 when Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited were contracted to install a new fire alarm system at premises on Moneymore Road, Cookstown.
HSENI's investigation found that there was no asbestos management plan for the premises and that Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited had failed to request a copy of such a plan prior to the commencement of their work.
Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited commenced work on the alarm installation without knowledge of the location, type and condition of asbestos containing materials (ACMs) within the premises. While undertaking the work, two Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited employees cut through an asbestos insulation board ceiling and as a result were exposed to asbestos.
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The firm was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £800.
The case arose following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) investigation into an incident in November 2013 when Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited were contracted to install a new fire alarm system at premises on Moneymore Road, Cookstown.
HSENI's investigation found that there was no asbestos management plan for the premises and that Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited had failed to request a copy of such a plan prior to the commencement of their work.
Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited commenced work on the alarm installation without knowledge of the location, type and condition of asbestos containing materials (ACMs) within the premises. While undertaking the work, two Digital Fire and Security (NI) Limited employees cut through an asbestos insulation board ceiling and as a result were exposed to asbestos.
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