Company fined £60,000 after worker suffers fall from height

A construction company has been convicted of breaching Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 which mandates every employer to ensure that work is not carried out at height where it is reasonably practicable to carry out the work safely otherwise than at height.

The prosecution arose after a worker was conducting roof work at a domestic property and fell through an unprotected roof light. The company had failed to take measures to prevent a fall including installing scaffolding, guard rails or an internal crash deck. The worker suffered serious injuries.

The company was fined £60,000 after pleading guilty to the offence.

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