Update on enforcement notices issued

07 January 2020

Nine immediate Prohibition Notices were served:

three relating to unsafe work at height on construction sites
two relating to unsafe work at height whilst carrying out roof repairs
one relating to unsafe work at height whilst decorating the exterior of a property
one relating to unsafe work at height whilst power washing the roof of a hotel
one relating to a failure to adequately guard a table saw on a construction site
one relating to a failure to adequately guard a bandsaw used in a butcher’s shop

Two Improvement Notices were also served:

both notices related to hotels employing more than five people that had failed to prepare a written statement of the employer’s policy with respect to health and safety

Fig 1. No edge protection whilst carrying out roof repairs

Fig 2. Inadequate edge protection whilst carrying out roof repairs

Fig 3. Failure to adequately control work at height