A scaffolder has been prosecuted after he repeatedly allowed unsafe work at height to be carried out on a busy London street.Greg Pearson, from Enfield, trading as ‘Pearsons Scaffolding’, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a member of the public raised concerns about scaffolding work being carried out on Tavistock Street in central London.
She was so concerned for the safety of passers-by and workers on the fifteen metre high scaffold that three separate complaints including photographs and videos were passed to HSE.
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Video Scaffolder’s Serious Safety Failings
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