A building firm has been ordered to pay more than £11,000 after repeatedly ignoring safety warnings.

Waterloo Construction (Manchester) Ltd, based in Bowling Green Way, Bamford, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after workers stacked bricks on scaffolding without measures in place to stop them falling and injuring people below.

HSE inspector Laura Moran spotted the breach during a visit to a building site in Elizabeth Street, Cheetham Hill on November 14, last year, where 10 terraced houses were being built.

She noticed that the bricks were being stored on the scaffolding platform above the height of the toe board.

It meant there was a risk of them falling to the ground if they became dislodged.

The inspector served the company with a prohibition notice requiring the bricks be stored at ground level or for brick guards to be used.

She returned to the site on three occasions up until April 2014, but each time bricks were still being stacked on scaffolding platforms, with no measures in place to prevent them from falling.

HSE inspector Laura Moran said: “If one of the bricks had fallen from the scaffolding and struck someone on the ground below then they could have suffered serious head injuries.

“We gave Waterloo Construction several opportunities to improve safety, returning to the site on three separate occasions after my initial visit, but bricks continued to be stacked unsafely on scaffolding.

“This case should act as a warning to other construction firms.

“The notices that HSE issues are legally enforceable and companies will find themselves in court if they fail to take action.”

Waterloo Construction (Manchester) Ltd appeared at Trafford magistrates’ court on Friday.

They were fined £10,000 with £1,445 costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act.