Health and safety in court: January 2018 round-up video
The second episode in a new, monthly video series, listing the biggest health and safety in court news stories over the past month.
This month’s video highlights the 6 biggest stories on SHP in January 2018. It includes fines for Poundstretcher and an HGV driver who killed two people on the road after checking his sat nav.
See the December 2017 video round-up here and see the biggest prosecutions of 2017 video here.
Health and safety in court: January 2018 round-up video
The second episode in a new, monthly video series, listing the biggest health and safety in court news stories over
Charlotte Geoghegan
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