Telecommunications company fined £1.34 Million

A telecommunications company has been fined £1.34 Million following the death, in 2020, of an engineer who was trying to repair a telephone line.  An investigation by the HSE and North Wales Police, found that engineers had been attempting to repair the telephone lines, which ran across the river, over a period of two months.  At the time of the incident, there had been flooding in the area which meant the river was much higher and faster flowing than usual. The investigation found that there was no safe system of work in place for work on or near water, nor had the deceased – and others working by the river – received training, information or instruction on safe working on or near water.