Waste management firm Valencia has been fined £3m after two lorry drivers died in separate incidents. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the deaths of Michael Atkin and Mark Wheatley and subsequently prosecuted Valencia, formerly known as Viridor Waste Management. Atkin, a 63-year-old HGV driver employed by RT Keedwell, died while collecting waste paper […]
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