Lamport Bassitt Solicitors - Legal News - National Film and Television School fined after woman is paralysed


	LATEST LATEST LEGAL NEWS ARCHIVE		LATEST NEWS & EVENTS National Film and Television School fined after woman is paralysed An accident at work solicitor has been called in after a woman was paralysed while volunteering for the National Film and Television School. The organisation has been fined following the incident at Beaconsfield Film Studios in 2008. While working as a volunteer costume designer, the 34-year-old woman fell from the top of a staircase forming part of a set. She was left critically injured, fracturing vertebrae in her back and is now permanently paralysed from the waist down. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the school for not having a safe system in place to prevent falls HSE inspector Rauf Ahmed said: "This terrible incident was clearly preventable if a safe system of work had been put in place by The National Film and Television School during the initial production stages." The National Film and Television School was fined £17,500 after pleading guilty at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court. Posted by Georgina Price Related Articles: 16/5/2012 - Falls from height remain major workplace safety concern 14/5/2012 - Construction firm fined after worker is injured in roof fall 10/5/2012 - Focus on health and safety delivers business benefits 1/5/2012 - Asbestos danger leads to fine for Dorset builder 30/4/2012 - Shipyard operator fined over scaffolding accident at work More Personal Injury Law News