Uxbridge firm fined £18,000

Skyways Shopfitters Ltd, Morgans Yard Arundel Road Uxbridge were fined £18,000 for:

• for failing to provide storage for highly flammable liquids
• not examining lifting equipment or providing training for operators
• not checking exhaust ventilation
• not providing suitable respirators for sprayers
• not repairing defective electrical systems
• failing to protect workers from dangerous moving parts of machinery.

30 workers were put at risk. HSE inspector Saif Deen said:

“This company carried out several high risk activities with an almost total disregard for health and safety.

The seriousness was reflected in nine Improvement Notices issued.”

HSE press release here: HSE COILDN/29-02