Maidstone Crown Court heard how an external consultant had highlighted a string of concerns at W E Roberts (Corrugated) Limited eight months prior to a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visit.
The visit found areas including machinery guarding, electrical safety and the storage of materials needed improvements. There were two visits by the HSE, as a result of the concerns raised by an ex-employee, and a total of 14 notices were served.
HSE inspector Robert Hassell said: “The need to effectively manage health and safety is not an ideal, it is a regulatory requirement. Employers need to ensure that any issues in relation to health and safety in the workplace that are brought to their attention need to be suitably addressed.”
W E Roberts (Corrugated) Limited, of Boyne Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 11 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER); Regulation 4(2) of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, and Regulation 5(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. It was fined £297,000 and ordered to pay costs of £14,180.
Manufacturing company fined for health and safety failings
1 min read
A box manufacturing company in Kent has been fined nearly £300,000 for health and safety failings.
