01 October 2020
July to September 2020
Prohibition Notices
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.
Improvement Notices
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