Companies fined after fatal fall from height

摘要

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today warned companies to ensure employees are properly trained and precautions are taken when working at height. The warning comes after a worker died following a fall through a fragile roof on a farm in West Wales. HSE prosecuted Enidvale Ltd trading as B.K. Grain Handling Engineers, of Marlborough, Wiltshire, and Mansel Raymond, trading as Raymond Bros of Jordanston Hall, Letterston, Pembrokeshire following the death of Alan Ellison from Swindon in June 2004. Mr Ellison's employer, Enidvale Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations 3(1) and 7(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and was fined ￡20,000 and ordered to pay costs in excess of ￡8,000.