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(London.CityRegions.com, July 20, 2013 ) London, UK -- Alliance Building and Contracting ltd, a Weybridge company in the United Kingdom, has recently gone into voluntary liquidation after being fined heavily for safety violations. The Monument Hill based company was the main contractor for a destruction and rebuild project in London, England. After the demolition phase of the work was completed, the company left a sixteen-metre length of scaffolding freestanding over the site at Lillie Road, Fulham. The scaffolding ended up collapsing onto the busy London street below in the middle of the day. The incident happened on October 3, 2011. Fortunately, when the structure fell from the first floor level it did not injure anyone; it covered the pavement and blocked one lane of traffic.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the incident and found safety failings. HSE prosecuted the company after finding it negligent. The company improperly managed the demolition phase of the work and left the scaffolding free standing after the work had completed. Regular safety inspections of the scaffold had not been conducted and the structure was left unattended for long periods, HSE claimed.
Alliance Building and Contracting ltd, which is now in voluntary liquidation, has had to pay out more than £17,000. It was found guilty of a breach of the work at height regulations 2005 by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court and fined £10,000 with costs of £7,190 imposed. Inspector Charles Linfoot, speaking after the hearing, said: “Scaffold collapses are infrequent in the construction industry, but when they occur, they often cause serious injury, fatalities and major damage. Lillie Road is a busy one and it is a matter of chance that the collapse, brought about by the safety failures of Alliance Building & Contracting, did not have more serious consequences. The case shows how important it is to actively manage all the risks on a construction site and, in particular, to make sure inspections of scaffolding are carried out regularly.”
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