Posted By Paul Bellis There was this one in Warrington a couple of yers ago - came to court last year -everyone was held liable - prosecutions against all parties - but not all CDM http://www.gnn.gov.uk/co...reaID=2&ReleaseID=234197 http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2006/gnn142474p.htm In September 2002 a worker fell eight metres to his death when he stepped on a fragile roof in Warrington . The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) successfully brought criminal charges against five different parties, between them they were fined a total of £87,000 and ordered to pay over £57,000 costs.. HSE construction inspector said: "This prosecution follows the tragic death of a young man on a site in Warrington. Unfortunately, his death is not unique: on average, one person is killed on a construction site in Great Britain every five or six days, and many more are seriously injured." Elmsgold Haulage Ltd, Manchester and the Managing Director of Elmsgold Haulage Ltd. pleaded guilty to two charges in that they failed to provide a safe system of work and failed to ensure that people working on site were properly trained and supervised, and a third charge that they failed to ensure that lifting equipment was properly examined and inspected. Elmsgold Haulage was fined £10,000 for each charge and ordered to pay total costs of £10,000. The MD was fined £5,000 for each charge and ordered to pay costs of £5,000. Demolition contractor Excavation & Contracting (UK) Ltd of Manchester, and the company's former MD, pleaded guilty to a charge that they each failed to ensure that risks to non-employees were adequately controlled. Excavation & Contracting (UK) Ltd was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £10,000 costs. The former MD was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £30,000 costs. Elmsgold Haulage's site foreman pleaded guilty to a charge that he failed to ensure the safety of other employees. He was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay £2,500 costs. At an earlier hearing on 31 January 2006, a partner of Knight Frank, property management company, pleaded guilty to two charges under the CDM regulations and fined a total of £7,000 plus costs of £4,500.

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