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$600k Fine Over Data Center Death (datacenterdynamics.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the safety-first dept.

judgecorp writes: UK contractors Balfour Beatty and Norland have been fined £380,000 ($580k) after an electrician was electrocuted while working on a data center owned by finance firm Morgan Stanley. The fine follows mounting concern that safety is being compromised because of the need for data centers to remain online non-stop. This leads to pressure for contractors to work on live power supplies.

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  1. Re:Nothing Wrong with Non-Stop Service! by khallow · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh, a funny. You do realize that there are real people who actually do risk their lives digging up landmines right? And they do so to save other people from dying or getting maimed by these landmines?