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Serco fined £2.25m after death of custody officer
5th June 2023
Security firm, Serco, has been fined £2.25 million for health and safety failings following the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell.
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Birmingham wall collapse deaths: Directors jailed after five men lost their lives
5th June 2023
Two company directors have been jailed after a wall collapsed killing five men – with both firms having to pay combined fines of £1.6million.
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Drones used to spray pesticides in Great Britain
5th June 2023
Drones are being used to spray pesticides for the first time in Great Britain in a trial of new technology.
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Major transport firm hit with £1.9m fine after worker killed by HGV
5th June 2023
Two major transport companies have been fined a combined total of £2.2m after ‘a loving dad and husband’ was killed when he was hit by a HGV in Birmingham.
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Company fined as worker crushed by 700kg crate
5th June 2023
A glass distribution and installation company has been fined £200,000 after an employee broke two ribs and fractured his vertebra after being crushed by a crate.
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