A fire and flood restoration company has been fined more than $157,000 for several “high-risk violations” when it removed asbestos-laden insulation from a school in Langley, B.C.
It’s not clear which Langley School District’s 45 schools was the site of the botched restoration work. A spokesperson for the school district confirmed the work was carried out in one of its schools but along with WorkSafeBC and Canstar Restoration, was not immediately available for comment. But a WorkSafeBC inspection of the site determined the firm did not adequately instruct and train its workers in the removal of asbestos-containing materials. The company did not use appropriate safe working procedures, and workers failed to wear respiratory gear to protect them from the carcinogenic material, found inspectors for B.C.'s Workers' Compensation Board.