The director of a woodworking company was fined £8,488 (inc. costs) and given a 12-month community order for failing to comply with Enforcement Notices
The circumstances were:
- Classical Joinery Group Limited (now dissolved) had been served with four improvement notices.
- These related to controlling health risks associated with the use of hazardous substances and controlling fire and explosion risks associated with the spraying of a flammable substance.
- Peter John Gittins was the sole director of the company and, by his consent or connivance, Classical Joinery Group Limited had failed to comply with all of the Improvement Notices served.
The HSE inspector said
“We do not tolerate disregard for health and safety and consider the non-compliance of HSE Enforcement Notices as a serious offence. In this case, Mr Gittins chose to flagrantly ignore the support, guidance and warnings from HSE to assist his compliance with the law; in doing so he put people at risk.”
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