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Telegraph
15-05-2025
- Telegraph
British Airways fined £3m after Heathrow baggage handlers injured
British Airways has been fined more than £3 million after two baggage handlers fell and suffered serious injuries within a seven-month period while working at Heathrow airport. Ravinder Teji and Shahjahan Malik were seriously hurt, in August 2022 and March 2023 respectively, when they both fell from a machine known as a televator. Mr Teji fell from a height of 1.5 metres when loading a short-haul flight at Heathrow airport, while Mr Malik fell three metres while unloading a flight from Seattle, Southwark Crown Court heard. Mr Malik suffered what appeared to be a bleed on the brain. He also had fractures of his forehead, his nasal bone, a fractured jaw which had to be screwed shut and bruising. The court heard that Mr Teji had lined up the televator with an Airbus A320 but after part of the cargo was unloaded, the platform became stuck. He fell from the televator and hit the ground, suffering a cut to his head, and was left with a fracture to one vertebrae and compressed fractures to two others. Short guard rails Andrew McGee, prosecuting, said: 'There were guard rails on either side of the televator platform, but they did not extend far enough. Those measures were not enough to prevent falling.' On both occasions the weather was poor, and it was snowing on March 8 2023, when Mr Malik fell. The court heard there had also been three previous incidents of employees slipping before Mr Teji's fall. British Airways has since overhauled its televator systems, costing of £7 million. The airline was ordered to pay a £3,208,333 fine within 28 days along with legal costs of £20,935 and a victim surcharge of £120. Not addressed 'sufficiently' Judge Brendan Finucane KC said: 'Poor weather made the risk of falling much greater, and there was no doubt there was clearly a factor in poor weather. 'The risk assessment did not deal with this factor in the risk to the operator.' Judge Finucane added: 'The systems of work training were insufficient to prevent this. Of course when the second incident occurred only five or six months later, the reality is that there was an issue that needed to be dealt with swiftly. 'The court takes the view that it was not addressed sufficiently, swiftly as they should have been.'
Glasgow Times
15-05-2025
- Glasgow Times
British Airways fined £3.2m after luggage handlers hurt in similar accidents
Two employees were injured in 'near identical' incidents just months apart while using loading equipment that did not have sufficient protection including edge guard rails, London's Southwark Crown Court heard. Ravinder Teji, a ground operation agent who had been with the company for seven years, suffered back injuries and cut his head after falling 1.5 metres to the ground from a televator on August 25 2022; while Shahjahan Malik was 'seriously injured' with a bleed on the brain after plunging 3.0m as he used TLD elevator on March 8 2023. Televators and TLD elevators are machines that are used to load baggage containers into aircraft holds. Operators can be between 1.5m and 3.0 metres above ground level while they are in use. British Airways PLC previously pleaded guilty to two breaches of Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 in the criminal prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). BA was accused of failing to ensure suitable and sufficient measures were taken to protect employees. This included those working at height who face a risk of falling a distance and being injured while using ground service equipment such as televators, for the loading and offloading of baggage from aircraft. Judge Brendan Finucane KC said, 'I am satisfied that in both incidents the culpability was high' as he fined BA £3,208,333 and also ordered it to pay £20,935 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge.
North Wales Chronicle
15-05-2025
- North Wales Chronicle
British Airways fined £3.2m after luggage handlers hurt in similar accidents
Two employees were injured in 'near identical' incidents just months apart while using loading equipment that did not have sufficient protection including edge guard rails, London's Southwark Crown Court heard. Ravinder Teji, a ground operation agent who had been with the company for seven years, suffered back injuries and cut his head after falling 1.5 metres to the ground from a televator on August 25 2022; while Shahjahan Malik was 'seriously injured' with a bleed on the brain after plunging 3.0m as he used TLD elevator on March 8 2023. Televators and TLD elevators are machines that are used to load baggage containers into aircraft holds. Operators can be between 1.5m and 3.0 metres above ground level while they are in use. British Airways PLC previously pleaded guilty to two breaches of Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 in the criminal prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). BA was accused of failing to ensure suitable and sufficient measures were taken to protect employees. This included those working at height who face a risk of falling a distance and being injured while using ground service equipment such as televators, for the loading and offloading of baggage from aircraft. Judge Brendan Finucane KC said, 'I am satisfied that in both incidents the culpability was high' as he fined BA £3,208,333 and also ordered it to pay £20,935 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge.
Leader Live
15-05-2025
- Leader Live
British Airways fined £3.2m after luggage handlers hurt in similar accidents
Two employees were injured in 'near identical' incidents just months apart while using loading equipment that did not have sufficient protection including edge guard rails, London's Southwark Crown Court heard. Ravinder Teji, a ground operation agent who had been with the company for seven years, suffered back injuries and cut his head after falling 1.5 metres to the ground from a televator on August 25 2022; while Shahjahan Malik was 'seriously injured' with a bleed on the brain after plunging 3.0m as he used TLD elevator on March 8 2023. Televators and TLD elevators are machines that are used to load baggage containers into aircraft holds. Operators can be between 1.5m and 3.0 metres above ground level while they are in use. British Airways PLC previously pleaded guilty to two breaches of Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 in the criminal prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). BA was accused of failing to ensure suitable and sufficient measures were taken to protect employees. This included those working at height who face a risk of falling a distance and being injured while using ground service equipment such as televators, for the loading and offloading of baggage from aircraft. Judge Brendan Finucane KC said, 'I am satisfied that in both incidents the culpability was high' as he fined BA £3,208,333 and also ordered it to pay £20,935 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge.
Western Telegraph
15-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
British Airways fined £3.2m after luggage handlers hurt in similar accidents
Two employees were injured in 'near identical' incidents just months apart while using loading equipment that did not have sufficient protection including edge guard rails, London's Southwark Crown Court heard. Ravinder Teji, a ground operation agent who had been with the company for seven years, suffered back injuries and cut his head after falling 1.5 metres to the ground from a televator on August 25 2022; while Shahjahan Malik was 'seriously injured' with a bleed on the brain after plunging 3.0m as he used TLD elevator on March 8 2023. Televators and TLD elevators are machines that are used to load baggage containers into aircraft holds. Operators can be between 1.5m and 3.0 metres above ground level while they are in use. British Airways PLC previously pleaded guilty to two breaches of Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 in the criminal prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). BA was accused of failing to ensure suitable and sufficient measures were taken to protect employees. This included those working at height who face a risk of falling a distance and being injured while using ground service equipment such as televators, for the loading and offloading of baggage from aircraft. Judge Brendan Finucane KC said, 'I am satisfied that in both incidents the culpability was high' as he fined BA £3,208,333 and also ordered it to pay £20,935 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge.
