An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Phillip McGinn had failed to take suitable and sufficient measures to ensure that work at height was carried out safely, and he had failed to provide sufficient work equipment to prevent a fall or to minimise the distance or consequences of a fall. The court also heard that this was not the first time that HSE had encountered poor working practices from Phillip McGinn, having previously taken enforcement action and prosecuted Mr McGinn for a similar offence in 2012. Phillip McGinn of Lydiate, Merseyside, was found guilty to breaching Section 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. He received a thirteen-month suspended prison sentence, 200 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay costs of £1,000. After the hearing, HSE inspector Anthony Stuart Hadfield, said: "Falls from height remain one of the most common causes of work-related fatalities in this country and the risks associated with working at height are well known.