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Companies fall foul of work at height laws
Posted by Chris Owen | Date Posted 10.03.2008 | Time Posted 15:23:00 | Views: 465
HSE warns that companies who fail to implement safe systems for work at height will be prosecuted. Team Q Maintenance Limited of Chestnut, Hertfordshire, and Schawk UK Limited of Hackney, were each fined £20,000 with costs of £3,098 at City of London Magistrates' Court, both found guilty of breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
During July 2005, an employee of Team Q Maintenance fell just over 2 metres while carrying out repairs on air conditioning units at the premises of Schawk UK Limited. He borrowed a step ladder from Schawk UK to access the roof which was neither suitable nor safe for the task, as a direct result of which he suffered a serious head injury.
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21.01.2009
HSE warns that firms exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised
The HSE is warning that firms exposing workers to asbestos without training will be penalised. It also reiterated that electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution.
Posted by Chris Owen
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