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Company Nation/Region: Wales
Penalty: £165,599
Year: 2022
Date: 25 November, 2022
Offence Group: safety-related offences
Offence Type: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: Powys Teaching Health Board of pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and were fined £160,000 and ordered to pay costs of £5,599 when three employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome after the Health Board required its employees to routinely operate handheld power tools such as lawn mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters without carrying out an assessment of the risks from exposure to vibration.
Settlement Type: Guilty Plea
Agency: Health and Safety Executive
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