NEWS ROOFING BUSINESS CHARGED
AFTER FALL FROM HEIGHT PNR Roofing and Building Services was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker fell about three metres through a roof light and suffered a fractured pelvis and spinal injuries.
On 17 March 2016, a self-employed roofer working for the company, was on a roof laying wooden ‘lats’ and roofing felt, when he fell through a sky light that was covered with felt. PNR was subcontracted to carry out roof work at Globe Mills in Slaithwaite.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that whilst PNR initially provided air bags as a means of mitigating any falls by employees, the
air bags had been moved to remove debris and the worker hit the floor instead.
PNR Roofing and Building Services Ltd of Park View, Shafton, Barnsley pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £1,100 in costs.
After the hearing, HSE inspector Chris Tilley commented: “Falls from height through fragile surfaces and skylights remain one of the most common causes of work-related fatalities in this country and the risks associated with working at height are well known.
“This incident could so easily have been avoided by simply adopting reasonably practicable safe working practices such as using netting instead of relying on fall bags.”
TILE FIRM FINED AFTER WORKER
SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURIES Concrete wall blocks company Thakeham Tiles Ltd has been sentenced after a worker’s hand was crushed in an unguarded machine.
Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 25 April 2018, an experienced worker was making concrete screen wall blocks at their site on Rock Road, West Sussex, when his hand became trapped and was crushed by the machine he was using. The worker suffered three broken fingers and thumb and had to undergo surgery to stabilise his hand.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the company had failed to ensure that the machine was properly guarded. The machine had been not been properly guarded for a number of years.
Thakeham Tiles Ltd of Rock Road, Storrington, West Sussex pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and has been fined £26,667 with £3,560 costs.
After the hearing, HSE Inspector Russell Beckett commented: “This case highlights the importance of ensuring that dangerous moving parts of machinery are guarded.
“This incident could so easily have been avoided by having suitable guarding on the machine and systems in place to periodically check machine safety.”
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