Company Fined and Prosecuted For Dangerous Scaffolding

The dangers posed by unsafe scaffolding are obvious, but personal injury solicitors Manchester still see cases involving falls from height or other accidents on scaffolding. When people fall from height, they can sustain serious injuries, including paralysis and brain damage, and with death a real risk.

A company was recently prosecuted in Trafford Magistrates' Court after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) determined it had put its employees at risk due to unsafe scaffolding. R Hamer Ltd pled guilty to breaching Work at Height regulations at the hearing on August 30th, and was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £562 in costs.

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The case could have easily led to the employees seeing no win no fee solicitors Manchester, with HSE inspector Grayam Barnes saying they could have "easily been seriously injured or killed". He thanked the person who had informed the HSE about the dangerous workplace.

HSE were alerted to the company by a concerned member of the public, who noticed two workers replacing guttering on a Bradshaw house on unsafe scaffolding and in high winds.

When an inspector visited the property on February 1st, they found two men using an unsecured board as a walkway between poorly-erected scaffolding. A man was seen to climb down the scaffolding without using a ladder, there were no toe boards, handrails and edge protection, and no harnesses were being used. A Prohibition Order was immediately enforced.

Scaffolding businesses should not wait until they are prosecuted by the HSE or until they see themselves dealing with no win no fee solicitors Manchester in an accident at work compensation claim. Worker safety should be a key consideration in all businesses, especially those with such obvious risks and well-defined safety regulations.

One of the biggest causes of fatal workplace accidents in the construction sector is falls from height, and companies must do everything they can to ensure these accidents do not occur. If you've been injured in an accident at work, then speak with personal injury solicitors Manchester to claim compensation and recover your losses.

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