HSE prosecution follows employee fall from roof

A housing management company has been prosecuted after a man fell from a rooftop whilst carrying out repairs.

Berneslai Homes Ltd was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay costs £2,022 at Barnsley Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to breaching Regulation 4 (1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, which states that:

“Every employer shall ensure that work at height is:(a) properly planned; (b) appropriately supervised; and (c) carried out in a manner which is so far as i... (167 more words)

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