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An employee was severely injured while working at a Cambridgeshire pharmaceuticals packing company on 18 November 2009. Due to the circumstances surrounding the accident the firm was prosecuted by the…
A local authority has been fined for not arranging annual gas safety checks for their tenants. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham are responsible for their tenants’ safety, just…
A contractor, while doing servicing to equipment at a factory that manufactures soft-drinks internationally, was exposed to a deadly gas-ozone gas. Loughborough Magistrates’ Court heard that Cott Beverages Ltd contracted…
An employee was severely injured while working at a Cambridgeshire pharmaceuticals packing company on 18 November 2009. Due to the circumstances surrounding the accident the firm was prosecuted by the…
A local authority has been fined for not arranging annual gas safety checks for their tenants. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham are responsible for their tenants’ safety, just…
A contractor, while doing servicing to equipment at a factory that manufactures soft-drinks internationally, was exposed to a deadly gas-ozone gas. Loughborough Magistrates’ Court heard that Cott Beverages Ltd contracted…