HSE warns employers to ensure that work vehicles circulate in a safe manner after £10,000 fine

The HSE is warning employers that they must ensure that vehicles in the workplace can circulate in a safe manner on surfaces that are correctly maintained.

The advice comes after Dairy Farmers of Britain Ltd was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £2,916 costs at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court this week after pleading guilty to breaching Regulation 12(1) and Regulation 17(1) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.

On June 18, 2008, a ride-on pallet t... (171 more words)

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