A ROW has broken out over asbestos safety breaches at two hospitals.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has submitted a report to the procurator fiscal after an investigation found evidence of contamination in a plant room at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.
The HSE said a report was also due to be submitted to the Crown Office following an investigation at Dykebar Hospital in Paisley. However, the health board claimed it was told by the HSE that it would not be taking any further action at this site.
Two other investigations were carried out at Clydebank Health Centre and the Skyelark Centre at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, which have now been concluded with no further action taken.
The board was prosecuted and fined £6000 last year for breaches at a plant room at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill.
A spokeswoman for the HSE said it had submitted a report to the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service "for consideration relating to the Southern General Hospital".
"The investigation at Dykebar has concluded and a report is being prepared for consideration by the Crown Office," she added. "Two other investigations at Inverclyde Royal Hospital and the Clydebank Health Centre have been concluded and the HSE is not recommending any further action."
A health board spokeswoman said: ""We received verbal feedback from the HSE that no further action would be taken at Dykebar. We will be seeking clarification from the HSE about this. "We are fully compliant with all the legislative requirements around asbestos surveillance, management and disposal."
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