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Contractor failed to carry out asbestos risk assessment
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, McAleer & Rushe UK Ltd was found guilty of failing to carry out an asbestos risk assessment during refurbishment work at Findlater House, Cathal Brugha Street, on 23 June 2016. The company had previously conducted two asbestos surveys the year before, but the area where the work was carried out had not been included because it was not part of the planned conversion. While asbestos had been removed elsewhere in the building by a specialist, the subcontractor's workers discovered a tile with a warning sticker during demolition. Analysis confirmed the presence of amosite or brown asbestos. The company's director, Declan McLogan, pleaded guilty on behalf of the firm, acknowledging that the failure to assess risk could have exposed employees to asbestos dust.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Contractor failed to carry out asbestos risk assessment. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 23, 2016 Incident
- June 24th Incident
- March 9 Adjournment
- 1986 and 2000 Other
- 2020-02-27 Publication
Places mentioned
- Dublin city
- Cathal Brugha Street
- Findlater House
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- George Street
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