Post by Denise on May 31, 2011 12:00:22 GMT
Car park owner jailed for ignoring safety
Date: 25 May 2011
A landowner has been jailed for ignoring safety issues at a car park at The Burrows in St Ives.
Truro Crown Court heard that following a complaint, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited a site owned by Nicholas Eastwood in February 2008.
They found part of the land being used as a car park near the edge of a valley slope, with a steep 30-metre drop to houses below.
HSE issued a Prohibition Notice preventing pedestrian and vehicle access five metres from the edge of the slope and Improvement Notices requiring suitable protection from falls.
No subsequent action was taken by Mr Eastwood and on 6 August 2009 emergency services were called to the site because a car was spotted hanging over the edge of the slope. Householders living below the site were evacuated while the car was removed.
Read more:
www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-sw-eastwood.htm?ebul=hsegen&cr=11/31-may-11
Date: 25 May 2011
A landowner has been jailed for ignoring safety issues at a car park at The Burrows in St Ives.
Truro Crown Court heard that following a complaint, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited a site owned by Nicholas Eastwood in February 2008.
They found part of the land being used as a car park near the edge of a valley slope, with a steep 30-metre drop to houses below.
HSE issued a Prohibition Notice preventing pedestrian and vehicle access five metres from the edge of the slope and Improvement Notices requiring suitable protection from falls.
No subsequent action was taken by Mr Eastwood and on 6 August 2009 emergency services were called to the site because a car was spotted hanging over the edge of the slope. Householders living below the site were evacuated while the car was removed.
Read more:
www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/coi-sw-eastwood.htm?ebul=hsegen&cr=11/31-may-11