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Southwark Crown Court sentenced an unqualified scaffolding worker to death after falling from the entrance of a scaffolding ladder in 2018.
The incident occurred when the victim was working on the roof of a two-story terraced house in Wimbledon, which was entered through a ladder and scaffolding constructed by unqualified scaffolding. During construction, the victim and the scaffolding workers used electric hoists to move the slate to the roof. When the victim fell from a gap near the crane, it fell to the ground 6 meters and died almost immediately tragically.
After an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), it was found that although the scaffolding was not fully qualified to do so, it left a 1.17m gap in the edge protection of the ladder access point and failed to install a scaffolding door. This does not meet industry standards or legal requirements for safe working at heights. In addition, the roofer in charge of the site work allowed the work to continue despite the unsafe environment. He also did not appoint a qualified scaffolding worker and lacked adequate health and safety training required to manage the site.
HSE Inspector Kevin Smith (Kevin Smith) talked about the incident:
"The tragedy of this incident is that it is completely avoidable. The preventive measures are inexpensive and require little time or effort. Reducing the size of the guardrail opening and installing a scaffolding door that automatically closes can prevent the man from falling to death. Scaffolding The cost of the door is approximately £40 and installation takes only a few minutes.
Those involved in building scaffolding and roofing on smaller sites need to be aware of the destructive consequences of failure to implement basic safeguards. "
After admitting to violating the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974, the roofer was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay a fee of £6,318. The scaffolding worker also admitted to violating the Work Health and Safety Act of 1974 and was fined 5,000 pounds and was ordered to pay 6,318 pounds.
As we reported in this blog, in HSE's latest report on workplace deaths in 2020/21, a fall from height caused 35 deaths in British workplaces.
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