A SCHOOL in Brentwood has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after a worker was injured as he fell from a roof.
In 2014, Chelmsford Crown Court heard a maintenance team at Brentwood School was working to replace components on a bay window of a residential flat within the grounds.
A 63-year-old employee was working on the roof of the bay window when his foot got caught and he fell approximately 2.6m to the ground below.
He was rushed to hospital and found to have suffered injuries including a broken collarbone and chipped vertebrae.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident found there were no effective guardrails or any other protection to prevent workers from falling.
There were no supervisory arrangements and the work was not carried out in a safe manner.
Brentwood School Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Brentwood, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, and was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £1,477 in costs.
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