'Unsafe scaffolding' used on building site
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11 March 2010
Health and safety on a building site was risked by a building company that used unsafe scaffolding.
Shane Homes, based in Driffield, was fined £1,000 at Beverley Magistrates' Court after Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors discovered the risks.
It was during a routine inspection that an employee of Shame Homes was found working on scaffolding that could have caused him fatal injuries.
The construction had no edge protection, the access ladder was too short and it had not been secured.
HSE inspector Geoff Clark said: "The scaffolding at the Shane Homes construction site was dangerous and people should not have been expected to use it."
Mr Clark also explained how serious falls from height are to workers in the construction industry and - in this case - employees could have fallen up to four metres.
This follows a similar warning after Molloy Building Contractors was found guilty of health and safety breaches relating to working at a height.
Staff had been working on a roof with no safety equipment and were at a serious risk of falling and seriously injuring themselves.
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Posted by James Hill
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