Monthly roundup of industry news

Company fined £1.275m after man crushed to death

A company in Birmingham has been fined £1,275,000 after a 26-year-old man was crushed to death during maintenance work at Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire.

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LFB begins consultation to reduce attendance at false alarms

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has launched a consultation which aims to reduce its attendance at false alarms, generated by automatic fire alarms, so that firefighters can spend more time keeping communities safe.

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Dockside company sentenced after worker seriously injured on trawler

A dockside warehousing company has been fined £127,500 after a worker fell 25ft through an open hatch on a trawler which had no edge protection.

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Company fined for putting worker at risk of ionising radiation

A company in Berkshire has been fined £16,000 after putting an employee at risk of exposure to ionising radiation.

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Grimsby company fined £200,000 after driver suffers chemical burns

A company in Lincolnshire has been fined £200,000 after a driver suffered chemical burns to his feet assuming he was standing in a puddle of rainwater.

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