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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 ongoing 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
“The company could have ensured its Local Exhaust Ventilation systems were thoroughly examined and tested to protect employees' health.”
LEV systems must be examined and tested on the required schedule, and improvement notices must be acted on, not repeated at the next inspection.
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