Babcock fined under new rules

摘要

Babcock Rail has been fined ￡400,000 after a rail worker was seriously injured while renewing track in Flintshire, Wales. The case is one of the first to be heard under new Sentencing Council guidelines on penalties for health and safety offences (HSB 445 p.19). Ian Prosser, the chief inspector of railways, said the company's "safety management fell below the standards required, as inadequate planning and coordination of track renewals placed workers in ... danger".