LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

BBC fined over Legionnaires outbreak

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

The BBC has been fined £3,600 after admitting it broke health and safety regulations with regards to a water cooling tower, leading to last year’s outbreak of Legionnaires disease in and around Broadcasting House that killed 3. Kevin Murphy reports including interviews outside court with BBC secretary John McCormack; victim of the outbreak, Lawrence Watson.

Contributors

Kevin Murphy; John McCormack; Lawrence Watson

Keywords

Health; BBC; Occupational health and safety; Compensation; Legionnaires disease; Fines (penalties)

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