This week the articles most read have been: Company fined as worker has leg amputated, Armorer sentenced in fatal shooting incident on film set, Company fined £360k after trapped worker loses life, Company fined after worker crushed to death and EV fleet – are electric cars safe?
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A company that grows mushrooms has been fined after an employee’s leg became trapped in a machine and was later amputated.
Armorer who passed a live gun to Alec Baldwin leading to a fatal shooting is jailed for 18 months.
A manufacturing company in Hull has been fined after one of its employees was crushed to death at a factory.
A company in Kent has been fined £175,000 following the death of an employee.
Electric vehicle (EV) fleets are becoming mainstream in the UK due to fuel shortages in recent years, fluctuating oil prices and environmental concerns – but are they safe? Praxis42‘s Head of Fire Safety Rob Sherman, analyses the main concerns and risks of having an EV fleet.
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