Employers liability insurance customers have been warned about the dangers of transport on their site after a company was prosecuted over a worker's death.
Shanley and Sons of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1978 and was also fined for a second breach of Regulation 17 of the Workplace Regulations 1992.
A hearing at Swindon Crown Court heard how Bert Reeves, 62, was killed when a skip lorry reversed over him at a waste transfer station in June 2007.
The health and safety prosecuting team told the court that the site was chaotic with a lack of communication and was full of dangerous working practices.
Health and Safety Executive inspector Liam Osbourne said that this was a horrific case of a man killed in a needless and preventable incident while doing his work.
He added: "Large moving vehicles on sites are a major risk to people who have to work on foot. Safety laws were introduced in 1992 that require managers of these sites to organise them to reduce the risk of people being killed or injured in this way."
Employers liability insurance customers were given a further reminder of the need for good vehicle health and safety practices after a company was fined over £340,000.
Associated British Ports, London, was prosecuted following the death of a worker who was struck by a reversing vehicle at the Port of Ipswich in 2007.