ONE OF the country’s largest waste management companies has admitting breaching health and safety regulations following the death of a former worker.
John Wright (64), Glenmore, Caherdavin, Limerick, was killed while working for Mr Binman at Luddenmore, Grange, Kilmallock.
Yesterday at Limerick Circuit Court, Stephen O’Donovan, chief financial officer with Mr Binman, admitted a breach of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005, and of the 2007 Health and Welfare at Work Regulations, on behalf of the company. It was charged with failing to ensure the safety, health and welfare of employees on March 21st, 2008, in that the loading shovel operations were carried out without adequate measures to segregate pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as a consequence of which Mr Wright suffered personal injury and died; and with failing to ensure an outdoor place of work was organised so that pedestrians and vehicles could circulate in a safe manner. Sentencing was adjourned to July.