A Salford building contractor has been sentenced after worried members of the public raised the alarm over its safety standards.
Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, in July 2018, whilst carrying out repointing work at a house in Altrincham, Kenneth Morris allowed his employees to work on unguarded platforms six metres in height.
The workers were also not provided with adequate protection from silica dust during the removal of mortar.
The HSE began investigating after receiving information from members of the public.
During the investigation it was found that Morris had made a deliberate decision not to provide the correct scaffolding or means of dust capture in order to save money.
Morris had also failed to insure his employees against any injury or ill health sustained during the course of their work.
Kenneth Morris, trading as K & M Pointing of Salford pleaded guilty to safety breaches and received a 26 week prison sentence suspended for two years, 180 hours community service and was ordered to pay £2,000 in costs.
After the hearing HSE inspector Matt Greenly said: “HSE receives thousands of concerns from members of the public each year and we investigate those which show serious risk.
“Corners must not be cut when dealing with employees’ safety, such as working at height.”
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2019/03/28/public-raise-alarm-over-site-ladder-shocker/
via Tumblr http://ndbasilica.tumblr.com/post/183764834824
No comments:
Post a Comment