Employers urged to improve crane safety

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Employers urged to improve crane safety The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding construction companies to ensure that all equipment is properly maintained and tested regularly, after a company was fined following the death of an employee.

The worker was killed while carrying out work underneath a crane. A faulty limit switch had caused the hoist rope to snap, causing a 260-kilogramme block to fall on to the man.

Commenting on the case, HSE inspector David Bradley said: "This was a tragic and entirely avoidable accident. The limit switch fitted to this crane to prevent over hoisting was a safety critical device. It should have been properly maintained in a safe working condition and regularly tested."

A number of other firms have also be fined for breaching health and safety laws this week, including a quarry, which was fined £5,000 after a worker sustained serious head injuries.

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