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Two companies, Glenmill Group and Howorth Scaffolding Services Ltd, were in troubled waters when one of the firms was fined £1 over the death of a man at work. He was a construction worker at the scaffolding company. This incident occurred in Altham Industrial Estate and took place around May 10, 2006.
The construction worker, Peter Walton, had fallen off from about five meters while he was on scaffolding. This man was about 55 years old. He was on a project to complete three office buildings. What caused the incident was that the scaffolding was so loose enough to hold on and when the board was left loose from the scaffolding, the man slipped off and fell giving way to injuries. He was then admitted to hospital in a very critical condition but he succumbed to death after 5 weeks in hospital.
The two work firms pleaded to the breaching section 3(1), which was for the health and safety measures act, 1974, which included making the workers life at risk. The Glenmill Group was fined only a small fee of about £1 and towards the costs, they had to pay an amount of £13,793 where as the Howorth Scaffolding Services Ltd was fined a charge of £25,000 and as part of the costs had to pay an extra amount of £13,793. The company’s standard and the business turnover determined the change in the fine ratio.
The workers falling from a great height has only increased as year progressed. Many people are still falling over big heights and suffering heavy injuries. The numbers ranged like 15 and 11,500 in and around Great Britain. Construction Union UCATT will be there supporting the workers at the work taking care of all their needs and safety measures while at work.
Employers have a duty towards ensuring health and safety of the workers; a NEBOSH course can be of benefit to organisations in providing the knowledge to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both the organisation’s policy and best practice in health and safety and it can also be tailored to meet the needs of any particular organisation - click on NEBOSH e-Learning for a unique web-based training programme from Workplace Law leading to the award of the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health.
Source: Consumer Quartet
The construction worker, Peter Walton, had fallen off from about five meters while he was on scaffolding. This man was about 55 years old. He was on a project to complete three office buildings. What caused the incident was that the scaffolding was so loose enough to hold on and when the board was left loose from the scaffolding, the man slipped off and fell giving way to injuries. He was then admitted to hospital in a very critical condition but he succumbed to death after 5 weeks in hospital.
The two work firms pleaded to the breaching section 3(1), which was for the health and safety measures act, 1974, which included making the workers life at risk. The Glenmill Group was fined only a small fee of about £1 and towards the costs, they had to pay an amount of £13,793 where as the Howorth Scaffolding Services Ltd was fined a charge of £25,000 and as part of the costs had to pay an extra amount of £13,793. The company’s standard and the business turnover determined the change in the fine ratio.
The workers falling from a great height has only increased as year progressed. Many people are still falling over big heights and suffering heavy injuries. The numbers ranged like 15 and 11,500 in and around Great Britain. Construction Union UCATT will be there supporting the workers at the work taking care of all their needs and safety measures while at work.
Employers have a duty towards ensuring health and safety of the workers; a NEBOSH course can be of benefit to organisations in providing the knowledge to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both the organisation’s policy and best practice in health and safety and it can also be tailored to meet the needs of any particular organisation - click on NEBOSH e-Learning for a unique web-based training programme from Workplace Law leading to the award of the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health.
Source: Consumer Quartet
