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Failure to take proper precautions results in fine and criminal record
Roofing company Richard Moulton Ltd of Skipton, Yorkshire has been ordered to pay £5k in fines and prosecution costs after a visiting HSE Inspector found a system of work to be so unsafe that the work was stopped by serving a Prohibition Notice. The company failed to erect scaffolding and the public were put at risk from falling objects or materials as the roofwork was taking place overhead.
HSE Inspector David Welsh said: “in the construction industry falls from height are a serious risk and a major cause of death and life changing injuries. A significant proportion of the falls from height that occur on sites every year result from roof work, and the risks are frequently not dealt with adequately.”
Comment: This incident did not involve injury and the fine is not huge. However, the company now has a criminal record and this may inflence the ability to secure future contracts. There is ample guidance available on how to undertake roofwork safely.