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London · Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court
During an unplanned lifting operation on a refurbishment project at Cathcart Hill, a load became trapped. When a labourer attempted to free it, the released load pulled him over the edge of the scaffold.
Injuries: Life-changing injuries.
Axis Europe Limited: Regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015; Premier Property and Construction Limited: Regulation 15(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
“This was a wholly avoidable incident. Had both companies taken appropriate measures to ensure workers' health and safety, the life-changing injuries would not have occurred.”
Plan, manage and monitor lifting operations and use tested, appropriate lifting accessories; principal contractors must challenge insufficient lifting detail and untested accessories on site.
The machines, packs and quizzes that fit this kind of site.