The Royal Mail and contracting organisation Romec have been fined for safety failures that permitted an engineer to fall 10m through a fragile roooflight to his death at West London Mail Centre, by Paddington station, during July 2003.
The deceased was supervising a colleague who was working on a light fitting when he approached and fell through the unprotected rooflight, they worked without the benefit of an employer who would ensure that systems designed to control risks in such situations were being implemented.
Following investigation, Westminster City Council instigated a prosecution, both organisations admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court Royal Mail was fined £150,000, with costs approaching £25,000, and Romec was fined £100,000, with costs of nearly £22,000.

Comment:
"This was a needless death that could have been prevented if both these companies had obeyed the law. While I am pleased that our prosecution has been successful, if the Royal Mail and Romec had taken more care then Mr _____ might be alive today." - Councillor and Westminster's Cabinet Member for Community Protection.