The health and safety fines handed out in 2021 have been substantially less than 2020. All of them have been under £1 million.
So far, 2021 has been a bumper year for safety fines, with the highest penalty double the biggest fine in 2020, whilst the highest fine in 2019 only £1 million!
Many of the fines handed out this year resulted from equipment not being safeguarded. If a risk assessment identifies any significant risk of major injury to operators and others, checks should take place by an inspector with sufficient knowledge and experience.
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