A London based property refurbishment company, and an Essex roofing contractor have been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries.<\/p>\n
The worker was contracted as a general labourer for Premier Property and Construction Limited on a project managed by Axis Europe Limited at Cathcart Hill, London on 15 April 2024. During an unplanned lifting operation, the load became trapped. When the worker attempted to free it, the released load caused him to be pulled over the edge of the scaffold.<\/p>\n
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Image of scene<\/p>\n
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Premier Property and Construction Limited failed to adequately plan, manage and monitor the work, particularly regarding routine lifting operations and the use of appropriate lifting equipment and accessories.<\/p>\n
HSE also found that Axis\u00a0Europe Limited failed to properly manage and monitor the works being carried out by Premier Property and Construction Limited on its site. The principal contractor did not recognise insufficient detail on lifting operations and did not adequately challenge or prevent the use of untested lifting accessories on site.<\/p>\n
Image of unsuitable and untested lifting accessory<\/p>\n
HSE guidance states that contractors must plan, manage and monitor construction work under their control to ensure risks to health and safety are controlled, with effort proportionate to the project\u2019s size, complexity and risks involved. Further guidance can be found at HSE\u2019s website: Managing health and safety in construction \u2013 Guidance on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 \u2013 L153<\/a>.<\/p>\n Axis Europe Limited, of Tramway Avenue, London, pleaded guilty to breaching regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. The company was fined \u00a3640,000 and ordered to pay \u00a34787.59 in costs and a \u00a32000 victim surcharge at Highbury Corner Magistrates\u2019 Court on 5 December 2025.<\/p>\n Premier Property and Construction Limited, of Kings Lodge, London Road, Sevenoaks, Kent \u2013 trading from Thames Industrial Park, Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury, Essex \u2013 pleaded guilty to breaching regulation 15(2) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. The company was fined \u00a3160,000 and ordered to pay \u00a34787.59 in costs and a \u00a32000 victim surcharge at Highbury Corner Magistrates\u2019 Court on 5 December 2025.<\/p>\n Following the hearing HSE inspector, Andrew Pipe, said: \u201cEvery year, a significant proportion of construction-related accidents, many of them serious and sometimes fatal, occur as a result of inadequately planned, managed or monitored work. This was a wholly avoidable incident. Had both companies taken appropriate measures to ensure workers\u2019 health and safety, the life-changing injuries would not have occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe fines imposed on Axis Europe Limited and Premier Property and Construction Limited should underline to everyone in the construction industry that the courts, and HSE, take failures to follow the regulations extremely seriously. HSE will not hesitate to take action against companies which do not do all that they should to keep people safe.\u201d<\/p>\n This prosecution was brought by HSE enforcement lawyer Arfaq Nabi and paralegal officer Mellisa Wardle.<\/p>\n Notes to editors<\/strong><\/p>\n The Health and Safety Executive<\/a>(HSE) is Britain\u2019s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We are dedicated to protecting people and places, and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives. A London based property refurbishment company, and an Essex roofing contractor have been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries. The worker was contracted as a general labourer for Premier Property and Construction Limited on a project managed by Axis Europe Limited at Cathcart Hill, London on 15 April 2024. During…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2174"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2174\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safetyphoto.co.uk\/safety_news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMore information about the\u00a0legislation <\/a>referred to in this case is available.
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\nRelevant guidance can be found here\u00a0Managing health and safety in construction \u2013 Guidance on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 \u2013 L153<\/a>
\nHSE does not pass sentences, set guidelines or collect any fines imposed. Relevant sentencing guidelines must be followed unless the court is satisfied that it would be contrary to the interests of justice to do so.\u00a0 The sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"