Dangerously faulty play equipment leads to prosecution
Beware of safety certificates from incompetent inspectors. A Prestatyn man has been given an 18 week suspended prison sentence and 60 hours of community service after ignoring a legal order preventing him from issuing safety certificates for inflatable amusements.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served a prohibition notice on Peter John Morrell in November 2008 after an investigation revealed he had passed inflatables as safe to use when they were not.He was ordered to stop inspecting play equipment and issuing safety certificates. But less than a month after the Notice was issued, it emerged that he had ignored the ban and illegally issued a certificate after a colleague carried out an inspection on an inflatable at Wellington Civic & Leisure Centre, Telford, despite there being a safety defect with the blower.Mr Morrell pleaded Guilty to breaching Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Mr Morrell has recently changed his name by deed poll to Peter Michael Coltilda. Click here for more information
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