Council fined following death of waste collector
16/04/2009
Employers of waste collectors have been warned to make sure their kerbside workers are fully trained to safely assist their drivers to reverse and avoid collision with pedestrians.
Today’s warning follows the death of 35-year-old Stephen Welsh, an East Dunbartonshire Council employee, who was struck and fatally injured by a reversing waste recycling lorry. The accident happened on January 23, 2007 in Smeaton Terrace, Torrance.
East Dunbartonshire Council was fined £13,500 at Glasgow Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to a charge under Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work (etc) Act.