Birmingham Airport fined £100,000 after guilty plea
Birmingham Airport has been fined £100,000 after a six-year-old boy was injured by a baggage conveyor.
The penalty was handed down at Birmingham Magistrates' Court after the Airport pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident, which occurred in September 2016, found the airport management had removed a safety device and its replacement did not provide the same level of protection.
HSE inspector Geoffrey Brown said: "This case will serve as a ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
