Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSteven Tervit had been carrying out a dismantling operation at a specialist technology centre in Renfrew when the incident happened (HSE)Food Process Engineering Limited has been fined £50,000, along with a £3,750 victim surcharge, after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act following the death of an employee. Steven Tervit, 32, died after falling four metres from a scissor lift while dismantling a cleanroom at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland warehouse in Renfrew on 9 November 2022. Mr Tervit sustained severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, after wall panels he was removing collapsed and struck his lift, leading to his death the following day. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found the company failed to adequately assess and manage the risks associated with dismantling a structure it had not originally installed. HSE highlighted that the company's risk assessment did not address the potential for unplanned collapse due to structural instability, and crucial 'A-frame' props specified in their method statement were not present on site. In full‘Much-loved’ husband died after falling from scissor lift while dismantling classroomMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Man killed after falling to his death from scissor lift at work
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSteven Tervit had been carrying out a dismantling operation at a specialist technology centre in Renfrew when the incident happened (HSE)Food Process Engineering Limited has been fined £50,000, along with a £3,750 victim surcharge, after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act following the death of an employee. Steven Tervit, 32, died after falling four metres from a scissor lift while dismantling a cleanroom at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland warehouse in Renfrew on 9 November 2022. Mr Tervit sustained severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, after wall panels he was removing collapsed and struck his lift, leading to his death the following day. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found the company failed to adequately assess and manage the risks associated with dismantling a structure it had not originally installed. HSE highlighted that the company's risk assessment did not address the potential for unplanned collapse due to structural instability, and crucial 'A-frame' props specified in their method statement were not present on site. In full‘Much-loved’ husband died after falling from scissor lift while dismantling classroomMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
