Alstom Power Boiler liable for exposing workers to asbestos

September 5, 2006

Lille, France - A court ordered Monday that Alstom Power Boiler, a company that manufactures industrial boilers, was liable for exposing employees to asbestos.

The ruling was the first time a French court has ruled that companies can be criminally liable for exposing employees to asbestos.

The court fined the company €75,000 (US$96,435), the maximum amount for the charge and sentenced former Lys-les-Lannoy site director Bernard Gomez, to a nine-month suspended jail term with a fine of €3,000 (US$3,857).

The court also awarded €10,000 (US$12,858) to each of the 150 defendants in the case as part of a civil judgment.

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