Dale Farm Limited fined for asbestos related offences

At Dungannon Crown Court today (Tuesday), Dale Farm Limited was fined Â£30,000 plus costs of Â£2,500 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety legislation.

The case was brought by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) and relates to an incident on 13 March 2013 where two ventilation engineers were exposed to asbestos fibres during extension work at Dunmanbridge Creamery, Cookstown.

The two engineers had not been provided with important information on the location of asbestos containing materials at the site prior to work commencing.