A joinery firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £10,000 after an unannounced visit by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) two years ago found multiple health and safety breaches.
Inspectors identified multiple failings at Abbey Joinery and Manufacture Ltd’s Worlton Road site relating to the company’s control of wood dust, as well as its maintenance of electrical systems.
The HSE said these failings exposed employees to unnecessary risks.
The investigation also found issues with the company’s electrical installations, including both fixed and portable appliances and machinery.
Abbey Joinery and Manufacture Ltd, of Whorlton Road in Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £4,428 in costs by Teesside Magistrates’ Court.
