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Contractor fined €100k over asbestos breach

Summary

A building contractor, McAleer & Rushe UK Ltd, was fined €100,000 by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for failing to conduct an asbestos risk assessment during refurbishment work at Findlater House, Cathal Brugha Street, on 23 June 2016. The breach occurred while the company was converting the building into a hotel. Two asbestos surveys had been carried out the previous year, but the area where the breach happened had not been included because work had not been planned there at that time. The company had previously removed asbestos elsewhere in the building in compliance with regulations. Declan McLogan, a director, pleaded guilty on behalf of the firm, acknowledging that the company would be liable for exposing employees to asbestos dust where a risk assessment was not performed. Judge Melanie Greally described the breach as a serious one caused by human error, not cost‑saving, and noted the company's strong safety reputation and low accident record.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Contractor fined €100k over asbestos breach. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• June 23, 2016 Incident
• June 24th Incident
• 1986 and 2000 Other
• 2020-03-09 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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