Yorkshire chemical company fined £k480

An East Yorkshire chemical company was fined £480,000 and ordered to pay costs of £13,441 following an ignition of flammable vapours, which resulted in a worker suffering serious burns to his right arm and hand. The incident occurred during the manufacture of a batch of hairspray. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the extraction system used to remove vapours was not adequate to prevent a build-up of a flammable atmosphere. https://press.hse.gov.uk/2022/04/07/chemical-company-fined-after-worker-suffered-burns