Health and Safety Executive v Morris, Marshall & Poole (2011) Crown Court

An estate agent employed an elderly maintenance contractor to carry out repairs to a carport and gutter of a rented property.  Whilst carrying out the repairs th plastic roof panel gave way and the contractor fell around two metres from the roof to the ground and died.  An investigation was carried out by the Health and Safety Executive to ascertain whether the agent was liable.

The HSE investigation found 

Health and Safety Executive v Rochefort Schugar Ltd 2011

(Magistrates Court)

A self employed handyman, who regularly carried out maintenance on properties for a letting agent, was employed to fix a leaking porch roof at a residential property.  Upon removing a sheet of material from the underside of the leaking roof he realised that it was an insulation board which contained asbestos.  The board was broken during removal and the surrounding area contaminated with asbestos debris.  

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carried out an investigation.  The HSE investigation found