HSE highlights depot driving risks

The HSE is warning both employers and drivers about the consequences of not taking reasonable care for the safety of others after a council employee was killed.

 

Dudley Metropolitan Council was this week fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £20,000 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act. Michael Lilley, a council employee and the driver of the vehicle, pleaded guilty to two breaches of Section 7 of the Health and Safety at... (314 more words)

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