Firm fined an ‘electrifying’

As part of the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) ongoing drive to reduce accidents in the workplace and minimise employee injury, RDJ Colloids Limited has been fined £17,500 and ordered to pay £7,500 costs for breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

The prosecution, at Maidstone Crown Court, followed an investigation by the HSE after a worker was killed while operating uninsulated tools close to overhead power lines.

An Inquest in Tunbridge Wells ... (314 more words)

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