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Chemical company fined after worker suffered burns

A chemical firm has been sentenced for safety breaches after a 31-year-old worker suffered 13% superficial burns to his right arm and hand following the ignition of flammable vapours at the company’s site Read More

Company fined after apprentices suffer chemical burns

Two apprentices were working at Mercedes-Benz of Northampton in Riverside Business Park, cleaning the vehicle ramps in the workshop using a chemical from an unlabelled barrel. Read More

Firm fined for causing two separate safety incidents

Worker's suffered serious burns and sustained serious chest and leg injuries in seperate incidents. Read More

Chemical burns due to numerous failures

A company that manufactures and repairs rubber inflatable boats has been sentenced after an employee sustained chemical burns while cleaning down a boat using solvents. Read More

Companies urged to learn from burns incident

A North East engineering company has been sentenced for safety breaches after two of its workers were burned when they Read More

Worker suffers chemical burns at electropolishing company

An electropolishing company has been fined after a worker suffered chemical burns while disposing of waste cleaning chemicals. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Read More



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