Carney Consultancy Ltd
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Core Values & Causes
    • Newsletter >
      • PREVIOUS NEWS UPDATES
    • Meet The Team
    • Testimonials
    • Vacancies
    • Awards, Accreditation & Membership
  • STORE
    • RA'MS Register
    • A General
    • B Plant & Equipment
    • C Working at Height
    • D Occupational Health
    • E Environmental
    • Method Statements
  • Our Services
    • Training
    • Consultancy
    • Face Fit Testing
    • Fire Risk Assessments
    • SSIP Assistance
    • NVQs
    • CSCS Card
  • Our Courses
    • 2021 Training Dates >
      • FACE FIT TRAIN THE TESTER
      • Asbestos Awareness Refresher
      • Asbestos Awareness
      • Manual Handling
      • Abrasive Wheels
      • Safe Working At Height
      • First Aid Courses
      • CITB - SITE SAFETY PLUS Health & Safety Awareness
      • CITB - Directors Role
      • CITB - SSSTS Courses
      • CITB - SMSTS Courses
    • e-Learning
    • Free webinars and seminars
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
    • Request Callback
    • Live Chat
    • Find Us

Roofer Fined and Jailed After Being Photographed by a Member of the Public

1/3/2017

 
A Roofer was sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined over £3,000 including costs after being witnessed balanced on scaffolding over 90 feet in the air. The Roofer was witnessed and photographed by members of the public in a nearby office; they also reported it to the HSE.
PictureCredit: MEN Syndication
The HSE rushed to site and questioned the Roofer, who admitted that he had climbed up onto the scaffold to complete the job. He stated that the building project was three weeks behind, and that instead of asking the scaffolder to make the area safe, he climbed onto the scaffold to do the job quicker. Two other operatives on the same site were also prosecuted three months later after being caught breaching Health and Safety Regulations.

After the case, the investigating HSE stated the following “It is a matter of pure luck that no-one was injured or killed by working at height in the manner seen in this image provided by a member of the public. “I would like to thank the person who reported their concern to us as they have been instrumental in saving the lives of Mr Mulholland and arguably anyone below him at that time.”

In this case the operative was prosecuted and fined personally; the breach was witnessed by a member of the public and reported to the HSE. This could also occur for breaches witnessed on social networks that are reported to the HSE.


Comments are closed.

    E-​Newsletters

    Picture

    Newsletter Dates

    All
    2015/12 December
    2016/03 March
    2016/06 June
    2016/07 July
    2016/08 August
    2016/09 September
    2017/03 March
    2017/04 April
    2017/06 June
    2017/07 July
    2017/09 September


    RSS Feed

Picture
Office Hours
Monday - Friday | 0800 - 1630
Saturday - Sunday | CLOSED
Carney Consultancy Limited, Suite 2,
The Smokehouse, 7&8 Clifford's Fort, The Fish Quay,
North Shields, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE30 1JE
Telephone (0191) 296 36 52
Website Designed by George Redfern-Lown
© 2019 - Carney Consultancy Limited
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Core Values & Causes
    • Newsletter >
      • PREVIOUS NEWS UPDATES
    • Meet The Team
    • Testimonials
    • Vacancies
    • Awards, Accreditation & Membership
  • STORE
    • RA'MS Register
    • A General
    • B Plant & Equipment
    • C Working at Height
    • D Occupational Health
    • E Environmental
    • Method Statements
  • Our Services
    • Training
    • Consultancy
    • Face Fit Testing
    • Fire Risk Assessments
    • SSIP Assistance
    • NVQs
    • CSCS Card
  • Our Courses
    • 2021 Training Dates >
      • FACE FIT TRAIN THE TESTER
      • Asbestos Awareness Refresher
      • Asbestos Awareness
      • Manual Handling
      • Abrasive Wheels
      • Safe Working At Height
      • First Aid Courses
      • CITB - SITE SAFETY PLUS Health & Safety Awareness
      • CITB - Directors Role
      • CITB - SSSTS Courses
      • CITB - SMSTS Courses
    • e-Learning
    • Free webinars and seminars
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact Us
    • Request Callback
    • Live Chat
    • Find Us