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Court action against Rolls Royce, over radiation safety issue

justiceRolls-Royce facing legal action over alleged radiation safety failings at Derby site  By RJohnson_dt  | February 03, 2014 ROLLS-ROYCE is being taken to court over alleged safety failings at one of its Derby sites The allegations brought by the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency relate to the firm’s Marine Power Operations business, in Sinfin Lane. The charges centre on the management of risk of exposure to employees of ionising radiation from radioactive sources used in industrial radiography.

HSE specialist inspector David Orr, on behalf of the joint investigation team, said: “Having concluded our joint investigation with the Environment Agency into the incident we have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to bring criminal proceedings in this case.

HSE and the Environment Agency will be charging Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999.”

The case is due to be heard at Derby Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rolls-Royce-facing-legal-action-alleged-safety/story-20550563-detail/story.html#ixzz2sNXeLsBG

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