£1.8m fine for failure to protect worker
27th April 2017
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A utility company has been given a huge £1.8million fine for failing to protect a worker from the risk of drowning at its waste water
A utility company has been given a huge £1.8million fine for failing to protect a worker from the risk of drowning at its waste water
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