Malaga - The prosecution called prison for the first businessmen accused of endangering its workers
The heavy hand of the Office extends not only those entrepreneurs whose lack of zeal with security measures caused the accidents of their workers, but also those who are caught not complying with mandatory standards, posing a risk to their employees.
The heavy hand of the Office extends not only those entrepreneurs whose lack of zeal with security measures caused the accidents of their workers, but also those who are caught not complying with mandatory standards, posing a risk to their employees.
Thus, prosecutors have dusted Articles 316 and 317 of the Penal Code, which provide penalties of up to three years in prison even if no accident occurs. It is sufficient to endanger the life of the worker to act. Along these lines, the prosecution against the Claims of Malaga will prosecute the first businessmen accused of crimes of occupational risks for failing to install adequate security measures for those who asked for a year in jail and a fine of 5,400 euros. "What we aim is to tackle the problem from the root, which is the lack of preventive culture, "says Miriam Martinez, fiscal coordinator of occupational accidents. The first charges relate to two cases of the construction sector, one in Marbella and one in the capital.
In the first, is charged with the responsibility of a company whose workers carried out repairs to the facade of a building standing on a metal ladder, without any subject, at a height of five meters high. The workers had no harnesses, seat belts and no other means of protection. The prosecution believes that the owner of the company threatened the integrity physical operators.
In the second case, in addition to the employer, are charged with two technical architects, for which also calls for imprisonment and fine, "for" let the work be carried out despite the insecurity, "it presented. Thus, operators working in the attic of a single-family homes in some platforms more than two meters high had no handrails and legs were placed on scaffolds well inclined lacking stability. These accusations come from complaints filed by the Public Ministry itself last year after receiving communications from the Labour Inspectorate.
All complaints of alleged crimes of risks relate to the construction sector. Miriam Martinez says that the processes of workplace accidents are long because it is quite difficult to ascertain who is responsible. These measures aim to curb workplace accidents in the province. Last year alone, twelve workers died in accidents caused by the lack of security, eight of them in construction-related companies, the sector hardest hit by this type of disaster. In 2008, there were in Malaga more than 21,000 accidents, slightly less than in the previous year, but a number still high.
20/01/2009 12:33:48 - Digital South
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