A London contractor has been given a suspended prison sentence after risking the lives of workers and ignoring an HSE stop notice.
Inspectors ordered Mohammed Mehdi Ali to stop working at a construction site in Willesden on 7 September 2018 after finding unplanned, unsupervised and unsafe work was putting people at serious risk of injury.
Workers on the roof area were at serious risk of falling becuase no measures to protect them were in place. Unplanned and unsafe demolition work had also left the building structure at risk of collapse.
Despite the prohibition notice Ali ignored it and the work continued as before.
Ali, of Barn Hill in Wembley, also failed to turn up at court to face justice in 2021 and as a result a warrant was issued for his arrest.
It was only thanks to intelligence from the local community that the police arrested him and the court proceedings could finally resume. He has now been given a suspended 20-week custodial sentence and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.
HSE inspector Saif Deen said: “Mr Ali not only ignored HSE and the criminal justice system, he showed complete contempt for the safety of workers.
“The law requires employees to ensure the health and safety of persons at their workplace. Employers have a responsibility to ensure that everyone on a building site is safe.
“We would like to thank the local community for ensuring justice was done, which helps to keep people safe.”
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