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Health and safety prosecutions round-up—29 March 2021

Published on: 29 March 2021

Published by LNB News

LNB News 29/03/2021

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Issue Date: 29 March 2021

Published Date: 29 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

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A round-up of the latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutions, including a gas engineer sentenced for conducting gas work while unregistered and producing false paperwork and a garage fined after an employee suffered life changing injuries when he fell into a vehicle inspection pit.

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