Firms prosecuted over asbestos danger at Bolton mill

Firms prosecuted over asbestos danger at Bolton mill: Two companies have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at a mill in Bolton.
A pile of damaged asbestos boards stacked up at a mill in Bolton.

A pile of damaged asbestos boards stacked up at a mill in Bolton.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) took legal action against Hazelwise Ltd and RH Property Management Ltd after finding dozens of damaged asbestos boards stacked up at Brownlow Mill during a visit on 20 October 2010.

Manchester Crown Court heard today (24 August 2012) that neither company had put a plan in place to manage the asbestos in the mill on Tennyson Street, where several small businesses rent units.