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Boston, Lincolnshire · Lincoln Magistrates' Court
An HSE inspection found workers potentially exposed to welding fume and powder coating dusts, with local exhaust ventilation systems not thoroughly examined and tested. The company had previously received Improvement Notices for similar failures at an earlier inspection but had not fixed them.
Injuries: No injury reported; the case concerned potential exposure to substances that can cause occupational asthma, skin irritation and are linked to cancer.
Regulation 9(1) and Regulation 9(2) of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
“...thoroughly examined and tested to ensure that they were working as intended to protect the health of its employees.”
LEV systems must be regularly maintained, thoroughly examined and tested, and improvement notices must be acted on, not repeated at the next inspection.
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