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Roofing company fined for asbestos and scaffolding failures
A well established Croydon roofing company has been fined for
unlicensed asbestos removal - at a property where employees also
worked on unsafe scaffolding.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Brunwin
Professional Roofing Services Ltd after uncovering serious safety
failings during a routine inspection at a detached house in Croydon
on 28 April 2009.
HSE Inspector Bose Ogunsekan, said:
"Falls from height are the biggest cause of fatal injury in the
construction industry and recent years have seen sharp increases in
cases of ill health linked to asbestos in trades such as
roofing.
"Brunwin Professional Roofing Services failed to carry out work
in a safe way. Major injuries and fatal accidents can occur on
small jobs as well as large schemes. I hope the result of this case
indicates the importance of managing health and safety on what was
considered to be a small project."
Brunwin Professional Roofing Services Ltd pleaded guilty to
breaching safety regulations at City of London Magistrates Court
today (15 July 2011). The company - which is registered at Suite
L8, Airport House, Purley Way in Croydon - was fined £4,000 for
breaching Regulation 8(1) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations
2006 and £2,000 for breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height
2005 Regulations. Full costs of £2,406 were also awarded against
the company, which has been trading for 23 years.
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