W S Barrett & Son Limited, a Lincolnshire metal fabrication company was fined £13,740 (inc.costs) for not complying with three improvement notices issued by the HSE.
The circumstances were:
- In February 2018 W S Barrett & Son Limited were notified by a Notification of Contravention letter of the needs for LEV and LEV testing.
- They did not act on this.
- In December 2018 a visit by the HSE found the company had still not made the necessary improvements.
- They were issued with three improvement notices relating to:
- 1. Testing wood dust and powder coating local exhaust ventilation (LEV), and
- 2. Providing LEV for welding fume extraction.
- A subsequent follow up visit in April 2019 showed they still had not done the work to meet the improvement notices.
The HSE inspector said,
“The failure to comply with an improvement notice is a serious offence. If you receive a notice, you should ensure you take appropriate action to correct the health and safety problems and breaches that are identified in the notice.”
“The failure to comply with an improvement notice is a serious offence. If you receive a notice, you should ensure you take appropriate action to correct the health and safety problems and breaches that are identified in the notice.”
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