Roofing contractor sentenced after worker falls from height
A roofing contractor has been sentenced after an unpaid casual labourer fell through a skylight during the renovation of an old asbestos cement roof, at an industrial building in Exeter.
Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard that on 23 October 2018, the labourer, who wanted to gain industry experience having never previously worked...Read More »
Suspended sentence for owner of Merseyside roofing firm
A roofing company owner has been given a suspended sentence after a member of the public reported a concern regarding unsafe work at height.
Liverpool Crown Court heard how, on 5 March 2021, company owner Phillip McGinn and two workers were replacing roof tiles on a detached dormer bungalow, in Lydiate...Read More »
Recycling company fined after 18-year-old employee injured
A recycling company has been fined after an employee was injured whilst clearing a blockage in a waste metal chute.
Shrewsbury Crown Court heard how, on the 9 October 2017, an employee of PG Skips Limited was injured when he fell through a chute, approximately four metres above a concrete yard,...Read More »
Landlord fined for not providing gas safety certificates
A landlord has been fined for failing to ensure that gas fittings, appliances and associated flues were checked for safety.
Edinburgh Sheriffs Court heard that from late winter 2013 to early spring 2014 David Mackman stated he was the landlord for at least 15 flats in an old tenement block.The majority of...Read More »
Scaffolding contractor fined after worker sustains multiple injuries in fall
A scaffolding contractor has been fined after a worker fell from height resulting in serious injuries.
Brighton Magistrates Court heard how, on 15 August 2019, Darren Barnett was dismantling temporary over-roof scaffolding at a site in Hailsham, East Sussex, when he fell through the scaffolding landing on to the roof of...Read More »