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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
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contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Radiation Exposure at Derby Facility
Rolls Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd was fined £200,000 (US$324,000) and ordered to pay costs of £176,500 (US$286,000) for exposing workers at its Derby plant to radioactive material. Marine Power Operations admitted that, in March 2011, three welders were exposed to high levels of gamma radiation when a piece of radioactive equipment broke while parts for nuclear submarines were being tested. The company pleaded guilty to seven charges brought by the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Environment Agency, including violations of Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Regulation 11 of the Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999, and Regulation 38(2) of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- International
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Pleaded Guilty
- Date of Fine Announcement
- 9/29/2014