HSE | A company that produces stone products and its director have been fined just under £20,000 after failing to protect workers from exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS).
Warmsworth Stone Limited received seven Improvement Notices for failings including dust control, legionella management, and welfare facilities. Five notices remained unaddressed by September 2023. The company pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 7(1) and 9(2)(a) of the COSHH Regulations 2002 and section 21 of the HSWA. It was fined £18,000 plus £4,064 costs.
Director Simon Frith pleaded guilty to the same COSHH breaches and was fined £1,062 plus £3,782 costs.
“Over time, the basic measures to secure the health of all on site had not been taken… The provision of suitable protection for worker’s health is a basic requirement that this company has failed to meet. HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate action against those that fail to comply with enforcement notices.”
