Stanislawa Kmiecik

“There is a drop of some 18 feet between the mezzanine floor and the basement shop floor below that is accessible via a gate from the shop floor where persons are free to roam”

“There is no signage highlighting the risk of fall”

“Although members of staff have been told not to access this area of the shop, I remain concerned that in the absence of signage, a new or inexperienced member of staff may seek access to that area either by unlocking the gate or by climbing over the gate (as has happened in the past)”

“If a member of staff or the public were to access the area, there remains a risk of falling from height as there is no safety netting or other safety structure below either of the two openings in the mezzanine floor”

“The surface area surrounding the openings is uneven and in a state of disrepair, posing a trip hazard to any member of staff or the public in the vicinity and increasing the risk of inadvertently falling from height”

“Further, any item that is dropped in that area, or is thrown over the gate, could fall through the opening and onto staff/members of the public below”