The Liverpool Daily Post reported on November 13th 2007 that The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued the Liverpool City Council an improvement notice because the council was providing "inadequate" information and training regarding the management of asbestos to staff.
The council has been forced to enlist the help of experts Zurich Municipal to create a course for 800 staff on how to manage asbestos at a cost of £100,000.
It is the second enforce-ment notice from the HSE that the council is dealing with. Last month the council had been told to improve its occupational health service or face legal action.
The HSE issued the asbestos warning in May and since then the council identified 778 employees who needed the asbestos training. The staff manage around 500 buildings across the city including leisure centres, libraries and schools.
They have been sent on a one-day training course on asbestos management, which also covered Legionella, fire risk assessment and the control of contractors.
The council has been forced to apply for an extension notice, until December 14, because there are still about 70 people waiting to take the course.
The council also has until December 14 to conduct an assessment relating to the other enforcement notice.
HSE inspectors found the authority was not carrying out regular checks or screening to protect the health of its staff.
The council is required to produce an action plan detailing how it will deal with deficiencies to the HSE by January 25. It will have to explain how it will deal with people at risk of hazards.
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