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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Construction firm fined for asbestos breaches  A firm could be facing an asbestos compensation claim after it failed to carry out work correctly while demolishing an old church. The site in Snodland, Kent was owned by Bernard Berry of Berry Estates Development Limited, which was also carrying out the work. Maidstone Magistrates' Court heard that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) received a complaint from a member of the public about the demolition. An investigation found debris containing asbestos was blocking the pavement on one side and had spilled onto the pavement on the other. Mr Berry, the principal contractor, was not able to provide basic paperwork and had not carried out an asbestos survey beforehand. HSE inspector David Fussell said: "If the company had carried out a survey and prepared a plan of work prior to demolition, the risk of exposure to the workers onsite or the general public could have been avoided." The firm was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety regulations. It comes after Halifax-based MA Estates Limited was fined after exposing workers to asbestos. Posted by Gaby Hamerton 
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