Dodson and Horrell Ltd. Penalized for Worker’s Serious Accident June 22, 2009
Posted in : Health Info, Money Making, World Of Information , trackbackOnce again, the issue of workers’ safety and the employers’ irresponsible attitude has appeared as a major concern for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker fell from a height and sustained serious injuries. The HSE has consequently urged the employers to maintain a safe and healthy working environment for their workers.
The Kettering Magistrates Court has found Dodson and Horrell Ltd., an animal feed manufacturing company, guilty of violating the Health and Safety at Work Regulations, 1999. The court has ordered the company to pay a penalty of £4255 pounds (including costs) for the violation of section 3(1)a of the said Regulations .It was found that the accused failed to analyse the risks involved in working under certain situations.
The incident occurred on one of the company’s working sites in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, on July 17 2008. A 53 year old employee, while applying oil on the chains of the machine used for stacking animal feed bags, fell almost six feet, breaking his ribs and severely damaging his lungs.
Prosecutor for the HSE, Inspector Michelle Morrison, stressed at the need for implementation of sufficient safety measures to protect workers from these kinds of accidents, which leaves almost a 1000 workers injured every month. Click on health and safety news for a complete guide to IOSH and NEBOSH training for all you need to know about the main concepts and law associated with Health and Safety.
In the wake of this incident, the judgment sends out a strong message to irresponsible employers to ensure protection of their workers from risks posed at the workplace. It hopefully also reminds the employers of the dire consequences in case of lapses in this regard.
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