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27/04/2012
Construction Firm Fined For Ignoring Safety Warnings
A construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Upper Norwood, Croydon, after repeatedly ignoring safety warnings.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) identified multiple failings at a project on Sylvan Hill run by Unicorn Services Limited, where the Kent-based firm was building a four-storey block of flats.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard that on 26 September 2011 a HSE inspector served eight Prohibition Notices to stop dangerous practices at the site after identifying serious safety breaches.
The Notices covered dangerous scaffolding, people working unsafely at height, fire-related hazards and dangerous electrical equipment.
Unicorn also supplied "appallingly inadequate" documentation for risk assessments and project management.
HSE returned to the construction site in October and discovered little or no improvement had been made to many of the illegal practices.
An Improvement Notice was subsequently served requiring the site manager to arrange adequate training in order to safely manage construction operations. However, the manager in question failed to meet a compliance date of late November.
Unicorn Services Limited, of Montpellier Avenue, Bexley, was found guilty of breaching Regulation 26(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 for its poor site management and failure to adhere to enforcement action. The company was fined £20,000 and was also ordered to pay £5,940 in costs.
(CD/GK)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) identified multiple failings at a project on Sylvan Hill run by Unicorn Services Limited, where the Kent-based firm was building a four-storey block of flats.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard that on 26 September 2011 a HSE inspector served eight Prohibition Notices to stop dangerous practices at the site after identifying serious safety breaches.
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The Notices covered dangerous scaffolding, people working unsafely at height, fire-related hazards and dangerous electrical equipment.
Unicorn also supplied "appallingly inadequate" documentation for risk assessments and project management.
HSE returned to the construction site in October and discovered little or no improvement had been made to many of the illegal practices.
An Improvement Notice was subsequently served requiring the site manager to arrange adequate training in order to safely manage construction operations. However, the manager in question failed to meet a compliance date of late November.
Unicorn Services Limited, of Montpellier Avenue, Bexley, was found guilty of breaching Regulation 26(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 for its poor site management and failure to adhere to enforcement action. The company was fined £20,000 and was also ordered to pay £5,940 in costs.
(CD/GK)
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