A laboratory-testing firm failed to remove asbestos from its Tyneside premises despite being warned by one of its sister companies, which specialises in asbestos surveys, that workers were being exposed to the substance.Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard that a survey of the company's premises in Shields Road, Newcastle had been carried out on 3 October 2008, which identified damaged asbestos in two separate areas of the site. The firm was advised that the asbestos needed to be removed, repaired, or sealed off.A second survey was conducted in February 2010, which identified that the company had failed to act on the previous recommendations and that workers were exposed to asbestos.Following a complaint, the HSE visited the site on 15 July 2010. Inspectors found that no efforts had been made to remove the asbestos, and employees were continuing to access and work in the areas where the hazardous substance was present.
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