Two companies fined for breaches...

...of health and safety legislation after two workers seriously injured

The Health and Safety Executive has again urged construction companies to take sensible, effective precautions to protect employees and others affected by work at height.

This follows a sentencing hearing today (Friday 15 February) at Aylesbury Crown Court, at which Environmental Reclamation Ltd (ERL) of St Albans, Hertfordshire, was fined a total of £30,000, and ordered to pay £21,360.11 costs for breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) and regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

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