Specialist Paint Coatings fined £10,324 for failure to control lead

Specialist Paint Coatings Limited, a company who specialises in paint coatings was fined £10,324 (inc.costs) for failing to control risks involved with shot blasting lead-based paint.

The circumstances were:

• Specialist Paint Coatings was refurbishing 72 metal window frames at premises on High Street, Newport. 
• This included the high pressure shot blasting old lead based paint.
• There was an inadequate risk assessment and a lack of control measures to reduce the risk of exposing workers and others to lead.