The boss of a Stanmore roofing firm has been fined for putting four workers at risk of serious injuries from falls while replacing a roof.

City of London Magistrates' Court heard - on Friday (June 5) - that Rajveer Goraya, of Taj Construction Roofing, was found to not have supplied adequate safety measures when on a job at a house in Hermitage Way, Stanmore, according to a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statement.

An inspector from the HSE visited the site on July 11 2013, and found there were no safety measures in place to prevent the four workers from falling.

The trial heard that the workers had only used ladders to gain access to the roof and there was no scaffolding preventing potential falls. Thankfully no one was hurt.

Goraya, 42, of Laburnum Road, Hayes, was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £13,743 costs after being found guilty of breaching work at height regulations.

HSE inspector Jack Wilby said: “Work on a roof without safety measures to prevent people falling, such as scaffolding, is unacceptable.

"It also presents a risk to people on the ground, including the homeowners who employ these roofing contractors.

“The consequences of a fall from a roof are often life-changing.

"Fortunately no incidents occurred on this occasion and HSE was able to intervene before a fall from height could occur."