Will hand injury inspire building firms to adopt facilities management health and safety processes?
September 7th 16:47 Health and Safety
A number of UK businesses working in the construction sector could be inspired to adopt facilities management health and safety processes following a recent incident in west London.
Maplestead Limited, a building firm based in Ealing, has been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay costs of £2,000 after a worker's hand was disfigured in a machine accident in Brent.
And investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that poor planning by the firm meant a number of hazards were not specified and suitable guards were not provided.
The firm was convicted for breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
HSE inspector Jack Wilby commented: "It is the responsibility of all companies to make sure that this work is properly planned and that adequate supervision and training is provided.
"Had any of these reasonably practicable precautions been taken, then it is unlikely that [the worker] would have suffered these horrendous injuries."
