Oil giant BP has been fined £650,000 for health and safety failings after a worker died when he fell from an offshore platform into the North Sea
Oil giant BP has been fined £650,000 for health and safety failings after a worker died when he fell from an offshore platform into the North Sea.
Contractor Sean Anderson, 43, sustained fatal injuries when he fell through open grating on the lower deck of the firm's Unity installation on 4 September 2014.AberdeenDuring the court case, the prosecutor led evidence showing that the company had failed to implement suitable and sufficient control measures in regards to open gratings on the lower deck.
"BP Exploration Operating Company Limited could have done more to address the risks which is shown by the post-incident changes in procedures."
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