Update on enforcement notices issued

01 October 2020

Seven immediate Prohibition Notices were served:

six relating to unsafe work at height on construction sites
one relating to failure, by a licensed establishment, to manage the risk of transmission of COVID-19 taking into account Public Health guidance at Level 1 of the Safe Exit Framework

Fig: 1 and 2 Improvised work platform and insufficient guardrails to prevent falls

Nine Improvement Notices were also served:

three relating to failures to provide adequate welfare facilities on construction sites
two relating to insufficient measures being in place to ensure that live electrical services were removed, disconnected or isolated before buildings were demolished
one relating to a failure of a Principal Contractor to adequately monitor and supervise the work of employees and contractors on a construction site
one relating to a failure to provide training to the operators of lift trucks
one relating to the failure of an employer with more than 5 employees to adequately assess the significant risks to which employees are exposed whilst at work