BBC 13 February 2014
Sean Freeman, who was in charge of the building work, said forms were not correctly completed.
He worked for Encompass Project Management, which was in charge of the building work at Claxton Engineering in North River Road.
'No-one qualified'
He said two directors of Encompass, Paul Brand and David Groucott, had discussed paperwork concerning the project.
Mr Freeman said Mr Brand had said one of the forms, concerning a construction design management co-ordinator, could not be completed as the company had no-one qualified for that duty.
Mr Freeman said he took the document to display at the site and didn't notice the omission.
The inquest, at Sprowston Manor Hotel, near Norwich, heard the dead men had earlier rejected a request to wear hard hats.
'Not deep enough'
Matt Hazelton, brother to two of the men and a friend of the others, is a director of Hazegood Construction.
He told the inquest that the dead men were all good, skilled, experienced workers.
He said he had been involved in writing the "method statement", detailing how the work would be carried out.
Questioned about the collapse of the sides of the excavation, he said it was not deep enough for there to be a danger of it collapsing and hurting anyone.
David Groucott, a director of Encompass, declined to answer some questions about site safety, documentation and build procedures.
But asked if he had called Matt Hazelton, telling him the build was going "really well", he said: "Yes."
He said the structure looked like it was being properly put up, and that he had "no concern or inkling" it might collapse.
Mr Groucott said he not only worked but socialised with the dead men, and that he would never have allowed them to get involved if he didn't think the site was safe.
The site manager at a construction project where four men died has told an inquest documentation was not properly filled out.
Sean Freeman, who was in charge of the building work, said forms were not correctly completed.
He worked for Encompass Project Management, which was in charge of the building work at Claxton Engineering in North River Road.
'No-one qualified'
He said two directors of Encompass, Paul Brand and David Groucott, had discussed paperwork concerning the project.
Mr Freeman said Mr Brand had said one of the forms, concerning a construction design management co-ordinator, could not be completed as the company had no-one qualified for that duty.
Mr Freeman said he took the document to display at the site and didn't notice the omission.
The inquest, at Sprowston Manor Hotel, near Norwich, heard the dead men had earlier rejected a request to wear hard hats.
'Not deep enough'
Matt Hazelton, brother to two of the men and a friend of the others, is a director of Hazegood Construction.
He told the inquest that the dead men were all good, skilled, experienced workers.
He said he had been involved in writing the "method statement", detailing how the work would be carried out.
Questioned about the collapse of the sides of the excavation, he said it was not deep enough for there to be a danger of it collapsing and hurting anyone.
David Groucott, a director of Encompass, declined to answer some questions about site safety, documentation and build procedures.
But asked if he had called Matt Hazelton, telling him the build was going "really well", he said: "Yes."
He said the structure looked like it was being properly put up, and that he had "no concern or inkling" it might collapse.
Mr Groucott said he not only worked but socialised with the dead men, and that he would never have allowed them to get involved if he didn't think the site was safe.
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