The Health and Safety Executive has decided to prosecute AWE plc, the private company which operates the Atomic Weapons Establishment, following a fire in an explosives handling facility at AWE Aldermaston in August 2010.
AWE plc has been summoned to appear at Reading Magistrates Court on 6 August 2012 to face charges of failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of its employees; failing to take appropriate measures to limit the extent of fire or explosion regarding the storage of explosives; and failing to ensure that suitable personal protective equipment was provided to its employees.
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