UK property company fined for unprotected employee working at dangerous heights
During the demolition of a building, a complaint was lodged with UK Health and Safety Executive inspectors, who visited the site and found a worker stripping slates from a fragile roof without any safety measures in place to prevent a fall, or mitigate any potential life-threatening effects as a result of such a fall.
The property company admitted breaching Work at Height Regulations. It also pleaded guilty to two breaches of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.