A director of two asbestos firms must pay penalties of £44,000 and has been disqualified from being a company director for four years after he illegally removed, transported and disposed of asbestos insulation board from a shop in Eastbourne. Read why an HSE inspector said Robert McCart had "deliberately flouted and ignored the law for financial gain".
A council has paid an employee £262,000 after hand-arm vibration forced him to give up the job he loved at the age of 25. The court heard how his employer operated a bonus scheme which "encouraged staff to work more hazardously".
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