Knauf UK GMBH fined €40,000 after fatal safety breach

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Knauf UK GMBH pleaded guilty to a workplace safety offence and was fined €40,000 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 23 October 2017. The case followed a fatal incident at the company’s Broomhill Road premises in Tallaght, Dublin, on 5 March 2014.

The company failed to ensure adequate controls protected pedestrians from moving vehicles in the yard, resulting in a non-employee suffering fatal injuries.