tarran maltby

Rotherham MBC continues to deceive the public about the way in which asbestos was removed and stored by a demolition contractor they employed.
On the 1st June 2007 a council spokesmen gave a false statement to the Rotherham Advertiser regarding the removal of asbestos on the Tarran estate in Maltby. He claimed that the asbestos was removed in line with HSE requirements and that in march this year the HSE had given RMBC a report, stating that they should not have any concern about the management of asbestos on this site. I have requested a copy of the report under the freedom of information act, but have been informed by (RMBC) that they can not send me a copy of the report because it does not exist. The HSE had already informed me that they have not sent a report to RMBC in March; he said he had not given RMBC the impression that the HSE were happy with the management of asbestos by G FRY Demolition. Over the past 8 months the regeneration team at RMBC has continued to deny that HSE requirements for the removal of asbestos were not followed. They continue to insist that G Fry Demolition was removed from site for not working at height correctly. I have complained on many occasions that the asbestos skips should have been sealed, fully enclosed skips and not open top skips as used. The asbestos policy unit at the HSE has now confirmed that the skips should have been fully enclosed, sealed and lockable. In the past I have wrote to the chief Executive of RMBC and the HSE. I have followed the council complaints procedure. I have been to the surgery of Kevin Barran MP; I have taken the photographic evidence to his office that shows that the HSE requirements for the removal of asbestos were not met. The HSE as responded positively saying that the photos do appear to show practices that the HSE would not recommend, they have had meetings with the council and given them guidance on how asbestos should be removed. It was not accepted at my stage three complaint in March 2007 that the regeneration manager had lied, but they did agree that G Fry had not always follow correct procedures for the removal of asbestos. The local government ombudsman would not take action because G Fry Demolition had already been removed from the contract. Despite all what has happened the regeneration manager still insists that the asbestos was removed following HSE requirements. I find it deplorable that he can continue to make statements that are not true; he can not produce any reports from the HSE that support his stance. I am surprised that his superiors at RMBC are allowing him to continue with this stance. RMBC obviously do not to want the public to know that their contractor could have exposed the residents and pedestrians on the estate to asbestos dust, which could cause future health problems like lung cancer. I am also very disappointed in the lack of interest demonstrated by my MP.