Rotherham Publisher Fined for Health and Safety Breach

A Rotherham publishing company Garnett Dickinson has been told to pay
out more than £3,800 for using a lacquer linked with dermatitis.

The company - which owns the Rotherham Advertiser - used the UV
curable chemical to add a glossy finish to products like magazine
covers.

"Design problems meant workers came into contact with the lacquers
through spillages," said Health and Safety Executive inspector Steve
Kay.

"Yet because of some basic flaws in Garnett Dickinson's management of
the situation, workers' health was put at risk by repeated exposure to
this irritant substance."

"There was a lack of suitable protective equipment such as gloves and
training was insufficient."

The company admitted breaching the Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health Regulations 2002 at Rotherham Magistrates Court.

It was fined £1,330 and ordered to pay costs of £2,520.