Montracon Limited has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered head injuries after falling from a stepladder. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that the 57-year-old worker was cleaning the cant rail of a curtain side trailer that had just been manufactured. Whilst using stepladders positioned on top of the trailer to reach the work […]
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Trevor Cook Construction Ltd has been fined after a roof worker fell six metres through a fragile roof sheet whilst working on a barn.
Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard how, the employee was replacing broken roof sheets using a mobile elevating working platform (MEWP) to gain access to the roof of the barn and crawling boards to traverse the roof. The employee’s foot slipped from one of the crawling boards and he subsequently fell through the fragile roof material, sustaining […]
Company fined after employee sustains serious injuries in fall from height
A North-East manufacturer of artificial trees, plants and flowers has been sentenced after an employee suffered serious injuries when he fell from height. Newcastle Magistrates’ Court heard how a warehouse operative was gathering products from shelf racking. The products were stored in boxes, unwrapped on pallets up to four bays high. Access to the racking […]
If you use volunteers, you have a duty to protect them
If you have at least one employee, you will be aware that you have a duty to protect them from any risks arising from your activities, and this includes any volunteers you may use from time to time. This means that you must include any volunteers or volunteer activity in your risk assessments. That is […]
Sole trader fined after worker suffered serious injuries after falling through a fragile roof light
William Henry Swanson, trading as LTS Construction has been fined following an incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after falling through a fragile roof light of a grain store. LTS Construction has now ceased trading. Wick Sheriff Court heard that, an employee of Mr Swanson was working on a grain store roof to remove […]