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Roof cleaning contractor pays price of ’blatant disregard’ for safety
Aquacoat Ltd has been ordered to pay almost £15,000 in fines and prosecution costs after workmen were found at risk on the roof of a domestic property in Swadlincote, Derbyshire on 15 June 2010.
HSE inspectors found the two workmen on the roof without safety equipment to prevent falls whilst cleaning the roof of the property. This unsafe system of work risked injury to the workmen and the homeowner.
Roofing work requires careful planning and assessment
Aquacoat Ltd of Pride Park, Derby, were found guilty of breaching sections 4(1) and 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It was fined £10,000 with £4,177.65 prosecution costs.
HSE Inspector Martin Giles said:
“Fortunately no one was injured on this occasion, but this was a blatant disregard for health and safety which put both workers and members of the public in danger.
Roofing work requires careful planning and assessment of the risks involved. In this case employees were working without the correct equipment to protect them from falls or to protect passers by from falling material.