Roofing company fined after fatal fall at Port of Tilbury
A ROOFING company has been fined after an employee fell through an industrial roof light, sustaining fatal injuries.
Basildon Crown Court heard how on 25 February 2018, Jonathan Moore an employee of R4 Industrial Roofing Cladding Systems Ltd was undertaking repairs on a large warehouse roof in the Port of Tilbury when he stepped on a fragile rooflight, which gave way. He fell more than 10 metres to the concrete floor below sustaining fatal injuries.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the repair work was carried out without appropriate safety precautions in place. The planning and supervision of the work was completely inadequate, which also put a self-employed worker assisting with the repairs at risk.
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27 JANUARY 2021
Charles Sturt’s Acting Vice-Chancellor discusses some of the opportunities that lie ahead for the higher education sector and predicts more and more universities will steer towards some largely unexplored avenues of collaboration and diversification.
Opinion piece by Professor
John Germov, Acting Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University.
According to Albert Einstein, ‘in the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity’. For the higher education sector, the difficulties of a tumultuous 2020 have been well documented. However, the opportunities that have arisen as a result have received less scrutiny. Yet there are indeed opportunities, and in the coming 12 months Australian universities will steer towards some largely unexplored avenues of collaboration and diversification to shore up their sustainability.
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By James Williams
image captionAndrew RT Davies has taken over as leader of the Welsh Conservatives for the second time
Andrew RT Davies has been named as the new leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd for a second time.
Mr Davies succeeds Paul Davies who resigned from his post on Saturday after drinking with other politicians in the Senedd, four days into a Wales-wide alcohol ban in licensed premises.
In a statement, Andrew RT Davies said it was a great honour and privilege .
He has already announced his shadow cabinet, which includes four women.
There are no responsibilities for Paul Davies or Darren Millar, who also previously apologised for being part of the group who were drinking at the Senedd.