A plant hire company has been fined over £66k for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and failing to provide minimum welfare facilities.
An investigation by HSE found that workers had been left unsupervised by site management and there were no preventative measures in place to prevent the risk of a fall from height.
Workers were also expected to drive to the company’s head office more than five minutes’ drive away to use the toilet, despite there being ample room on the site for facilities.
Read this press release for more details on this incident.
You can find guidance on working at height and providing welfare facilities for workers on the HSE website