[PIO] Convictions and Penalties for breaches of Occupational Safety and Health Legislation

The Labour Inspection Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance promoted the criminal prosecution of the company "J & P PELEKANOS LTD", which violated the provisions of the Legislation on Occupational Safety and Health.

As a result of the prosecution, the Nicosia District Court sentenced the company "J & P PELEKANOS LTD", which is active, inter alia, in the manufacture and processing of glass and glass products, to a total fine of €8,000 for the following violations of the Management of Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, the Mandatory Employers' Liability Insurance Laws and the Occupational Safety and Health Laws, which caused injury to one of its employees and endangered its employees:

(a) Failure to establish a safe and hazard-free work method when transporting pieces of glass from the stacking area to a semi-truck, resulting in an employee's left leg being injured by collapsed glass panes while attempting to collect the glass panes from the stacked pile.

(b) Failure to have a written assessment of the hazards posed during the cutting and transporting of glass panes, specifying preventive and protective measures to address the hazards.

(c) Failure to insure its liability against accident or occupational disease to each of its employees.

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