Safety issues land non-member in dock
A Leicester construction company endangered the lives of both its workforce and the public while demolishing an old factory in Leicester city centre, a court has heard.
Saleh Properties Ltd, of North Evington, Leicester, was demolishing a disused factory in Orson Street on 21 April 2010 to make way for new homes when an inspector from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) found that the building was at risk of uncontrolled collapse.
Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard that workers had removed structural parts of the building without supporting it properly. Some workers were even spotted standing on the roof, demolishing parts of the building by hand, and were working at height without suitable equipment to prevent falls.
The HSE inspector immediately stopped work and served prohibition notices preventing any more activity until a demolition plan was in place and a competent supervisor was on site.
Missing safety signs and fencing were ordered to be installed to ensure members of the public were kept away from the unsafe building.
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17th Jan 2011
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