Monthly roundup of industry news

Shell UK fined £560,000 following major hydrocarbon release

A large offshore oil and gas company has been sentenced and fined £560,000 after failing to properly maintain pipework for seven years.

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London sees record number of e-bike fires this year

As the Brigade sees a record number of fires caused by either an e-bike or e-scooter, firefighters are issuing a timely warning to Londoners about the dangers of buying these products from online marketplaces. 

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Roofer sentenced for refusing to co-operate with HSE

A Cornish roofer has been sentenced after failing to comply with requests for information from an inspector for Britain’s workplace regulator.

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Manufacturing firm fined after apprentice suffers serious injuries

A manufacturing company in Newbury has been fined £187,600 after the shirt of an apprentice got caught in machinery.

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Company and director sentenced after worker fell 15 feet

A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15 feet through a fragile skylight during roof repair work.

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