Health And Safety Executive Warning After Employee Injured By Overturned Dumper Truck, UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the need to ensure that the operators of equipment are suitably trained and risks fully assessed before they start work. The warning follows HSE’s prosecution of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council after a dumper truck driver was injured when his truck overturned and landed on top of him. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were fined £6,000 and ordered to pay £3,343.

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Filed under: Public Health on January 9th, 2008