Need a Skip Ltd of Brandon Way was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday (December 17) for failing to ensure that workers and vehicles were safely segregated on the site.
The HSE said 24-year-old worker Wayne Naylan died of his injuries at the firm’s premises when the loader struck him as he was crouching over a manhole cleaning out a drain pump in the yard on September 11 2006.
The HSEs investigation found that Need a Skip did not have a transport plan in place to segregate people from vehicles and the company’s on-site health and safety training plan had not been adhered to. The court was told the company had previously been informed of the risks associated with workplace transport by HSE during a routine inspection.
Need a Skip pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined 45,000 and ordered to pay costs of 125,000.
Transport
After the hearing HSE inspector, Karl Raw, said: Transport is one of the biggest causes of death and injury within the workplace, especially where the machinery in use is large. For this reason it is imperative that where people and machinery need to work in close proximity the employer ensures, wherever possible, that measures are implemented to segregate them or put in place suitable and effective measures to ensure safety of their employees.
The ad hoc approach by Need a Skip to its on-site activities, combined with heavy machinery moving around, meant there was a high potential for an incident to occur.
Conclusion
The company told letsrecycle.com that it was glad the case had been concluded after six years and its thoughts remain with the family of Mr Naylan.
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Fred Rose, general manager of Need a Skip said: We are very glad that over six years, many tribulations in the interim it is finally concluded. And our thoughts still remain with the family of Wayne Naylan.
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