A company who specialises in paint coatings has been fined for
exposing its employees to health risks.
Newport Magistrates’ Court
heard recently (21 December 2015) how in March 2015 Limited Specialist Paint
Coatings Limited of Cardiff was refurbishing 72 metal window frames at premises
on High Street, Newport. They exposed employees and others to health risks by
high pressure shot blasting old lead based paint.
An investigation by the Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident, found that there was an
inadequate risk assessment and a lack of control measures to reduce the risk of
exposuring workers and others to lead.
Special Paint Coatings Limited,
of Llewelyn Goch, St Fagans, Cardiff, was fined a total of £9,000, with costs
of £1,324 after pleading guilty to offences under Regulation 5, Regulation 6
and Regulation 10 of the Control of Lead at Works Regulations 2002.
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