Waste Firm Fined After Toxic Fumes Poisoning

摘要

A major waste firm has been fined more than ￡100,000 after workers were poisoned by toxic fumes at a hazardous waste treatment site.rnVeolia Environmental Services UK pleaded guilty to a total of eight charges of breaching health and safety and environmental protection laws.rnIt admitted accepting waste it was not permitted to hold at its site in Bootle, on Merseyside, in April 2006, and storing it with another chemical substance, which caused the release of toxic fumes.rnThe fumes left four employees needing medical treatment and caused side effects among people living nearby.rnSouth Sefton Magistrates Court ordered the company to pay a ￡101,000 fine, as well as ￡65,000 costs. The court heard that the situation had been made worse because the company's emergency plans were inadequate, were not followed and hindered the emergency services.