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Asbestos 31.10.2005

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Asbestos

A firm was fined following an investigation into the removal of asbestos. The firm - contracted to carry out clearing and stripping work on premises prior to conversion by a development company - hired a team of five temporary workers aged between 16 and 26 without warning them of the health risks involved in handling asbestos.

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Chairman of the FIEC Health and Safety sub-Commission
"FIEC member federations will be invited to review their health and safety policies and risk assessment procedures towards young people, to organise appropriate awareness raising activities in favour of young workers in the sector, and to disseminate relevant information and good practices. As an industry, we need to achieve tangible progress in this area."

Jose Gascon y Marin, Chairman of the FIEC Health and Safety sub-Commission