NOTTINGHAM City Council was today fined �30,000 for failing to comply with health and safety regulations over asbestos in a building used by 148 employees.
The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted the council after it did not manage the risk from asbestos at the Woolsthorpe Depot, Woolsthorpe Close, Bilborough, which was contained in parts of the building for four years.
The building was used by the Street Scene Team, now known as City Services, which provides services to improve the environment, including the removal of graffiti and cleaning the streets of Nottingham.
Nottingham Magistrates Court heard that 148 staff used the site to collect equipment and vehicles.
There were also a few office staff based there.
The court heard the authority also did not carry out measures specified in a Health and Safety file, called Asbestos Removal Works and dated February 2005, for managing the risk from asbestos at the Woolsthorpe Depot.
The council admitted both charges and was fined �15,000 on each, with an additional order to pay �12,000 costs.
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