Public safety fear at building sites

The dangers of not segregating the public from construction work have been highlighted by the Health and Safety Executive. A self-employed property developer from Sale, Greater Manchester, has been fined £17,500 after failing to ensure the safety of people not employed by him resulting in the death of a member of the public residing nearby. An excavator struck a wall causing it to collapse on a passer-by. The court heard that it would have been easy to separate the wall from the footpath and make arrangements for the safe passage of pedestrians.