伦敦地铁数百名工人在近二十年间可能在缺乏法规要求的防护口罩保护下接触石棉1。根据内部文件和会议记录，伦敦交通局管理人员承认直到2020年才为员工配发贴脸防护口罩，这违反了2002年石棉控制规定的要求1。这一问题由前地铁清洁工Micky Steeds的就业仲裁案件揭露，他因提出石棉暴露风险而遭不公平解雇1。
根据文件记载，前清洁工Rob Donnan估计约有80名通风部门清洁工和300名扶梯部门员工在2002年至2020年间未被配备贴脸口罩1。Micky Steeds本人在任职的15个月内没有配备适当的口罩1。2020年12月，一位经理在会议中坦言："很多人没有贴脸，员工不应该在没有贴脸的情况下工作，但这确实发生了"1。
伦敦交通局已因石棉相关赔偿和法律费用支付超过700万英镑1。调查还发现，伦敦地铁网络中记录了超过20,000处含石棉材料，且2023年的电邮显示未进行法律要求的石棉粉尘纤维采样检测1。
Hundreds of London Underground workers may have been exposed to asbestos without legally mandated fitted facial masks over nearly two decades, according to internal documents and meeting records revealed by Transport for London management.1 The 2002 Asbestos Control Regulations required employers to provide fitted facial masks to employees handling asbestos, yet Transport for London did not begin distributing such masks until 2020.1
The exposure came to light through an employment tribunal case involving Micky Steeds, a former Underground cleaner who was unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about asbestos risks.1 Steeds worked for 15 months without appropriate mask protection.1 A manager's December 2020 admission encapsulated the extent of the breach: "Many people don't have fitted masks, employees shouldn't work without fitted masks, but it did happen."1 Former cleaner Rob Donnan estimated that approximately 80 ventilation department cleaners and 300 escalator workers operated without fitted masks between 2002 and 2020.1
The scale of the hazard was substantial, with more than 20,000 asbestos-containing materials recorded across the London Underground network.1 Transport for London has already paid over £7 million in asbestos-related compensation and legal fees.1 Internal documents from 2023 indicate that legally required asbestos dust fibre sampling testing had not been conducted.1
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