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You are here: Home / Safety and Loss Control / Sand Bags and Piles of Blocks Are Makeshift Staircase on UK Construction Site

Sand Bags and Piles of Blocks Are Makeshift Staircase on UK Construction Site

October 25, 2011 By //  by Robert Elliott, J.D. Leave a Comment

Two British construction companies were fined for "appalling" standards at a building site in the London Borough of Merton. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported it prosecuted principal contractor, Kubik Homes Ltd, and the subcontractor, Bellway Developments Ltd. after visiting the site in Wimbledon on several occasions. Kubik Homes Ltd. had already been served with four Prohibition Notices, one of which was actually breached while HSE Inspectors were on site.(WCxKit)
 
 
City of London Magistrates' Court heard there was no safe access to the first floor under construction at the St Mary's Road site. Instead, there was a makeshift 'staircase' formed from a bag of sand and piles of blocks, leading to the roof of a hut. The first floor was accessed from the hut roof via wooden planks, spanning the gap between them. There was no edge protection to prevent falls.
 
 
On a visit to the site, HSE inspectors found a wooden gangway built the day before to provide access to the first floor to be inadequate. There was also a 2.5 meter-deep excavation with no precautions taken to prevent people falling into it or the sides of the excavation collapsing in on anyone working within it. The work areas around the site were uneven, littered with obstructions and trip hazards. Building materials were stacked excessively high and stored haphazardly. Welfare facilities on-site were also extremely poor. The toilet was filthy and had a leaking cold water supply.
 
 
HSE served three Prohibition Notices to Kubik Homes ordering all work on site to cease until health and safety standards were improved. On returning to the site, HSE Inspectors found an attempt was made to erect edge protection around the first floor, but it was inadequate. Representatives of neither company had sufficient training, experience, or a recognized qualification in site management.
 
 
While inspectors were on site, two men were seen walking on the first floor in breach of one of the Prohibition Notices. It became clear work was still continuing in an unsafe manner, so another Prohibition Notice was served. This ordered all work on the site to stop until competent site management was put in place.
 
 
Kubik Homes Ltd, pleaded guilty to breaching section 3(1) of the Health and Safety etc at Work Act 1974. The firm was fined £8,000 ($12,964) and ordered to pay costs of £2,426.50 ($3,932.14) (WCxKit)
 
 
Bellway Developments Ltd, of Coniston Road, Bromley, Kent, also pleaded guilty to breaching section 3(1) of the Act 1974. It was fined £8,000 ($12,964) and ordered to pay costs of £2,384.50 ($3.864.08).

Author Robert Elliott, executive vice president, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. has worked successfully for 20 years with many industries to reduce Workers Compensation costs, including airlines, healthcare, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality and manufacturing. See www.LowerWC.com for more information. Contact: Info@ReduceYourWorkersComp.com.


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Filed Under: Safety and Loss Control, WC in Other Countries (International) Tagged With: Construction Industry, Great Britain, Legal Issues, Workplace safety

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