Shropshire businessman fined for falsifying safety document

Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court was told that Stuart Jeavons intentionally made a false entry on a Report of Thorough Examination for the truck, a statutory document required by law to show that lifting equipment is in a good state of repair. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found Mr Jeavons had put the name of a genuine forklift truck supplier at the top of the report and forged a genuine examiner's signature at the bottom. Stuart Jeavons, 57, of Bridge Road, Broseley pleaded guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. HSE inspector Lyn Mizen said: "Strict inspection regimes are there to ensure that lifting equipment is kept in good working order. The certification to support these examinations are key documents which a user of such equipment should be able to rely on to show the machine has been examined by a competent person and is safe to use.