5 year ban for director after raft of health & safety breaches
A director of a fuel tank manufacturing business has been banned from directing any company for five years after breaching a raft of health and safety regulations.
The Managing Director was also fined £17,000.
Workers at the Company were exposed to lead and other harmful chemicals while paint was sprayed at the plant without the correct safety measures in place. Workers were also put at risk of falls from height with no safety equipment provided. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated and prosecuted the M.D. after a receiving a complaint from a concerned employee.
The M.D. was also ordered to pay £9,169 costs after admitting breaching the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
The company, was fined £70,000, with costs of £27,507 after being found guilty of eight separate breaches of health and safety law. The company is now in administration.
