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Pat Testing news updates.A Keighley lighting supplier has been fined for subjecting its staff to ‘appalling’ working conditions and exposing them to risks from defective electrics and welding fumes.
A
Health
and
Safety
Executive
(HSE)
inspector
visited
the
premises
of
Keylighting
Ltd
as a
result
of a
number
of
complaints
about
the
working
conditions
at
the
site.
A
catalogue
of
health
and
safety
failings
was
uncovered
and
specialists
were
called
in
to
examine
the
electrical
systems,
a
range
of
hygiene
issues,
and
to
assess
the
safety
management
of
the
welding
and
powder
spraying
process.
Five
Improvement
Notices
were
served
on
Keylighting
by
HSE
linked
to
working
conditions
and
seven
more
Improvement
Notices
were
served
after
an
electrical
specialist
found
an
eight-month-old
report
from
a
separate
company
had
revealed
70
defects
on
the
electrical
system,
seven
of
them
requiring
urgent
attention.
None
of
the
electrical
faults
had
been
acted
upon.
Keylighting
Ltd,
of
North
Brook
Works,
Alincote
Street,
Keighley,
was
prosecuted
by
HSE
for
breaching
the
Health
and
Safety
at
Work
etc
Act
1974
between
25
May
2010
and
25
January
2011.
The
company
pleaded
guilty
and
was
fined
£8,000
with
£20,000
to
pay
in
costs.
More
details
at
www.hse.gov.uk/press.
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