BS EN ISO 9001: 2000

Case Studies

What can happen if you do not meet health and safety requirements

Leading Automotive Manufacturer wrapped with Hefty Fine

After pleading guilty to breach of section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, this leading UK automotive manufacturer was fined £25,000and ordered to pay £3,321 in costs. The incident that led to this fine involved two workers falling from a pair of 2.5 metre high stepladders, after attempting to fit a 3 metre length of steel channel to the underside of a gantry crane.

How could this have been avoided?

Risk assessment
Selection of more suitable equipment
Training and developing competence

Fall at Work Leads to Director fines

A Bristol car fitting company and the two directors have been hit with a £13,000 fine following an employee falling from a roof at work. One of the directors had instructed the employee to climb onto the roof to retrieve a birds nest following a previous incident where the birds had attacked another member of staff. The employee fell 4 metres, landing head first and suffering some serious injuries.

How could this have been avoided?

Conducting a risk assessment
Use of appropriate access equipment
Employer awareness of WAHR

Ladder Fall Costs Council

A Western England county council was fined £12,000 following an employee falling from a ladder and sustaining serious foot injuries. The council admitted to four charges of breaching Health and Safety laws and was also ordered to pay over £2,500in costs. The ladders were identified as being unsuitable for this particular job.

How could this have been avoided?

Selection of appropriate access equipment
Adequate training and systems implementation
Senior management taking responsibility