Two firms fined for H&S offences

A Lincolnshire oil refinery company was fined £1.2 million and ordered to pay £20,450 following sentencing for an incident which occurred in October 2013. Two workers, who were re-assembling pipework following maintenance of a turbine driven pump, suffered life-changing injuries from an uncontrolled release of high pressure and high temperature steam.

A London-based relocation and refurbishment company has been fined £1.1 million and ordered to pay costs of £68,116 following sentencing for an incident which occurred in September 2016. An engineer, who was testing a sprinkler system for leaks,  was seriously injured when he fell from height.