Hike of 148% in Health & Safety fines
19th May 2017
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Research shows UK organisations paid over £55 million in Health & Safety fines last year. That’s a hike of 148% on the 2015 figure!
Research shows UK organisations paid over £55 million in Health & Safety fines last year. That’s a hike of 148% on the 2015 figure!
An operator of a manufacturing complex has been heavily fined after an explosion at the site. Internal parts of the Ellesmere Port plant collapsed in
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