Asbestos Removal

[Veggie Dave]

I have a customer whose landlord has decided that professional asbestos removal is far too expensive so he's going to do it himself.

I am, as you can imagine, trying to explain to the tenants just how dangerous and stupid he's being but they seem to think there's nothing they can do.

I'm about to write a note attached to my invoice explaining why they MUST take action but there's one thing I'm not sure about - is the illegal removal of asbestos a criminal offence and/or does it carry a potential prison sentence? Also, would the tenants also be liable to prosecution if he's caught?

 

[Centralheatking]

So your back garden is ok for us then - at least you can get rid of it properly CHK

Tenants would be not prosecuted unless they knew it was dangerous and assisted in the contravention of the regulations. Cooperate manslaughter gonna be used to catch a lot of companies out shortly. Don't give out legal advise as the HSE use many permutations to get best results. Just say he will be liable to prosecution, unlimited fines and a prison sentence - all of which are at the disposal of HSE.