A construction contractor has been prosecuted for badly damaging a market stall in Walthamstow.

Flex D B Construction Ltd, of Rydal Gardens, London was found guilty of breaching Regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. He was fined £45,000 with costs of £4,064 and a victim surcharge of £170.

Westminster Magistrates Court heard that employees of Flex D B were removing a a roller shutter door on the boundary of a site on High Street at around 5am on 03 August 2016.

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However, during this activity the roller shutter's door fell onto the pavement, badly damaging a market stall. There were no injuries.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found there was no risk assessment for the task of removing the roller shutter door. In addition, the site manager was not on site when the incident occurred meaning that there was no supervision of the workers.

HSE's investigation also found the site issues could have been rectified by appropriately planning, managing and monitoring of the construction work.

After the hearing, HSE inspector Sarah Robinson said: "Those in control of work have a responsibility to plan, manage and monitor safe methods of working.

"There was no risk assessment or method statement for the task of removing this roller shutter door and it is fortunate that no one was injured."

(LM)