Roofer verbally abused safety inspector

The HSE investigated after employees had been noticed finishing up roof substitute work with none scaffolding being in place.

The regulator recognized unsafe work on a roofing job carried-out by Steven Hendry, 40, from Liskeard, main HSE inspector Hatti Shipp, to serve a prohibition discover in opposition to him.

In consequence, additional data was requested from Hendry however he didn’t adjust to the request.

Hendry, buying and selling as Apex Roofing & Property Providers on the time, was verbally abusive in direction of the inspector. In addition to ignoring the request for additional data, he went on to do additional work with out scaffolding, utterly ignoring the prohibition discover.

He then selected to not attend courtroom and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Steven Hendry, t/a Apex Roofing & Property Providers of Liskeard, pleaded responsible to security offences and was fined £400 and ordered to pay prices of £3,852 at Plymouth Magistrates Courtroom.

HSE Inspector, Hatti Shipp, mentioned: “A part of our position to stop additional threat of harm is to follow-up with firms or people who work unsafely, making certain they’re held accountable for enhancing circumstances for employees and demonstrating to the HSE that they’ve performed so.

“On this case, the defendant made it unimaginable for us to conduct this work and make sure the security of these he was paying to undertake roof work.

“Not solely did Hendry display a flagrant disregard to HSE and its powers, he was additionally verbally abusive to me within the course of.”