North East Building Firm Fined £6,000 For Failing To Ensure Workers' Safety At Height, UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned employers that they face prosecution if they fail to ensure the safety of people working at height. The warning came after a North East roofing company, was fined £6,000 and ordered to pay costs of £17,028 at Sunderland Magistrates' Court after it failed to ensure that roofing work was carried out safely on an industrial building on Wearside. Abercorn Homes Ltd, of Hobson Industrial Estate, Burnopfield, Tyne and Wear, was found guilty of breaching regulations 4 (1) (c) and 6 (3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, following an investigation by the HSE. The charges relate to work carried out on 3 November 2006, on an industrial roof at Rainton Meadows Arena at Rainton Bridge. HSE Inspector Michael Brown said: The warning came after a North East roofing company, was fined... [read full story]