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View Gallery "I was doing my GCSEs at the time and it had a big impact on us – I hate to think what it was like for people doing their A-Levels" Quote By : Former Lynsey Green By Catherine Collins COMPANIES responsible for an asbestos scare which closed a school have been fined £100,000. Southfield School For Girls in Kettering had to close and send its 1,000 pupils to sites around the town for seven months because lethal asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment work at the school.
Pupils lost coursework, teachers had their notes destroyed and all the school's computers were ruined because of the work that took place in the summer holidays in 2003.
Issuing the fines, Judge Richard Bray said: "Work involving asbestos has to be carried out in a very careful manner to avoid the spread of contaminating dust.
THE Health and Safety Executive has issued a warning about the dangers of disturbing asbestos following the Southfields School for Girls court case.
In summer 2003, asbestos ceiling tiles at Southfield School, Kettering, were removed as part of work to upgrade the school's electrical system.
Pupils were not at risk as the work was undertaken during the summer holidays but they were unable to return to school until the following Easter.
Health and Safety Executive principal inspector Richard Lockwood said: "Asbestos can be a killer if disturbed, but if contained and well managed poses minimal health risk.
Southfield School was closed for six months while decontamination works were carried out. As part of this process, the school lost coursework, teachers' notes and all its computer equipment due to potential contamination.The school was refitted at a cost of £6.5m.
Chairman of governors Christopher Groome, said: "It was very traumatic for the school and it is a sign of our strength that we came through the loss of our buildings for a major part of the school year and held together so well."
Former student Lynsey Green, 19, of Collyweston added: "I was doing my GCSEs at the time and it had a big impact on us – I hate to think what it was like for people doing their A-Levels."
Briggs & Forrester Electrical managing director Paul Burton said: "We regret the incident and as a consequence we have imposed new procedures to ensure that similar occurrences never happen again."
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View Gallery "I was doing my GCSEs at the time and it had a big impact on us – I hate to think what it was like for people doing their A-Levels" Quote By : Former Lynsey Green By Catherine Collins COMPANIES responsible for an asbestos scare which closed a school have been fined £100,000. Southfield School For Girls in Kettering had to close and send its 1,000 pupils to sites around the town for seven months because lethal asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment work at the school.
Pupils lost coursework, teachers had their notes destroyed and all the school's computers were ruined because of the work that took place in the summer holidays in 2003.
Issuing the fines, Judge Richard Bray said: "Work involving asbestos has to be carried out in a very careful manner to avoid the spread of contaminating dust.
THE Health and Safety Executive has issued a warning about the dangers of disturbing asbestos following the Southfields School for Girls court case.
In summer 2003, asbestos ceiling tiles at Southfield School, Kettering, were removed as part of work to upgrade the school's electrical system.
Pupils were not at risk as the work was undertaken during the summer holidays but they were unable to return to school until the following Easter.
Health and Safety Executive principal inspector Richard Lockwood said: "Asbestos can be a killer if disturbed, but if contained and well managed poses minimal health risk.
Southfield School was closed for six months while decontamination works were carried out. As part of this process, the school lost coursework, teachers' notes and all its computer equipment due to potential contamination.The school was refitted at a cost of £6.5m.
Chairman of governors Christopher Groome, said: "It was very traumatic for the school and it is a sign of our strength that we came through the loss of our buildings for a major part of the school year and held together so well."
Former student Lynsey Green, 19, of Collyweston added: "I was doing my GCSEs at the time and it had a big impact on us – I hate to think what it was like for people doing their A-Levels."
Briggs & Forrester Electrical managing director Paul Burton said: "We regret the incident and as a consequence we have imposed new procedures to ensure that similar occurrences never happen again."
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