Surveyor fined over asbestos check failure

A surveyor has been fined for failing to carry-out asbestos inspection work on a refurbishment job in Birmingham.

Raymond Joseph Boyle of Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, was convicted of a breach of The Control of Asbestos Regulations after undertaking demolition work that exposed people to asbestos.

He was fined £4,000 in total and ordered to pay costs of £4,016 at Birmingham Magistrates Court.

HSE inspector Karl Raw said: “This successful prosecution is a timely reminder that even with simple refurbishments there are legal duties needed to protect workers and others from the threat of asbestos.

"As a building surveyor with many years experience Mr Boyle should have been aware of his duty to manage the asbestos risk in a non-domestic property.”