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Tesco fined for health and safety breaches

Tesco has been fined £48,000 after admitting health and safety breaches in the Bracknell Forest area.

Bracknell Forest Council prosecuted the company over issues relating to the loading and unloading of vehicles at its store in Warfield and there had also been a failure to report three staff incidents at two different stores in the area. Tesco pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined £48,000 with £25,000 being awarded to the council in legal costs.

David Steeds, head of environmental health at Bracknell Forest Council said: "It's vital that companies stick to health and safety rules so their employees remain out of danger at work. Unfortunately, Tesco failed to keep to these rules and as a result employees were injured, quite seriously in one of the cases, or put in harms way."

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