Will sever injuries suffered by worker inspire use of facilities management health and safety processes?
September 3rd 13:30 Health and Safety
A number of businesses working in the UK's construction sector could be encouraged to adopt facilities management health and safety processes following an incident in Llanfairfechan.
JBB Homes was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker fell 30 feet from scaffolding at the building site, resulting in "severe" injuries.
Llandundo Magistrates were told how Nicholas Roberts fractured his pelvis in three places, broke several teeth and suffered bruising as a result of the fall.
The firm was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £10,835 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
James Burt, director of the company, which has now gone into liquidation, was also fined £10,000 pleading guilty to breaching Section 37(1) of the same act.
HSE inspector, Debbie John, said: "Falling from a height of around nine metres, Mr Roberts was extremely lucky to survive.
"JBB Homes and James Burt failed in their duty to provide a safe system of work, including a lack of suitable means to prevent falls from the scaffolding. Mr Burt also failed to properly supervise his staff."
