Wimbledon Guardian 20th October 2007 reported that a Tooting NHS Trust has been fined £5,000 after it pleaded guilty to not taking the proper precautions for managing asbestos.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted St George's Healthcare NHS Trust after it found it did not have an effective system in place for managing asbestos in one of its residential blocks.
The HSE also found it did not control the risk of exposure to asbestos fibre despite repeatedly being made aware of the potential cancer causing material's presence over the years.
The trust was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,432 at City of London Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to breaching regulation four of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations.
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