A Harrow-based building firm has appeared in court after a
botched demolition sent masonry crashing into the kitchen of a neighbouring
property, narrowly missing an occupant who had just left the room.
Axis Build Ltd, of Drummond Drive, Stanmore, was
sentenced for safety failings following the part collapse of a home it
was demolishing in Adelaide Close, Stanmore, on 6 June 2013.
Westminster Magistrates were told that debris, including
large slabs of brickwork from an end wall, fell on top of the next door
property because the firm had failed to properly plan the demolition job to
prevent part of the building collapsing in an uncontrolled manner.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
found the incident could have easily been avoided had Axis Build Ltd used
competent people, such as a structural engineer, in the planning process.
The court heard although there had been no injuries, an
occupant of the neighbouring house had been in the kitchen only moments before
masonry had crashed through a skylight.
Axis Build Ltd, registered in Chesham, Bucks, was fined
£8,000 and ordered to pay £1,338 in costs after admitting breaching the
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations by failing to plan the
demolition in such a way as to avoid danger, or reduce it to as low a level as
possible.
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