'Dickensian' casting firm convicted

摘要

The owner of an metal casting company has been given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay ?80,000 after he failed to protect workers from the risks of lead poisoning. The HSE prosecuted Laurence Brown after three employees at his firm LDB Light Alloys became seriously ill. They included 28-year-old Brook Northey, who required treatment at the West Midlands Poisons Unit.