SI 2016/1152
8th December 2016
SI 2016/1184
8th December 2016

Shipbuilder fined £400,000

A Merseyside shipbuilder fined £400,000 and ordered to pay £7,863 costs after a after a worker suffered serious injuries whilst carrying out repair and maintenance to a lathe. The company’s risk assessment failed to identify the risks involved in the common practice of using emery cloth to clean moving parts.