Buncefield prosecution
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We talk to HSE's Deputy Chief Executive, Kevin Myers, about the prosecution of five companies held responsible for the explosion at Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in 2005. Latest news: HSE's annual report into workplace deaths shows they have fallen to a record low. Company fined £280,000 after employee crushed between concrete blocks and metal platform. HSE Chair Judith Hackitt has said too many people use health and safety as an excuse to hide behind.
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