A satellite installation firm has been fined just £1 after one its workers fell to his death while carrying out work on a roof.

Noel Corbin, 29, from New Addington, suffered fatal head injuries after falling 13.5 metres from a house in Belsize Park, London on February 3, 2008 while installing a satellite dish on behalf of Foxtel Ltd.

The company, based in Brentwood, Essex, pleaded guilty to breaching section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

But as it is no longer trading and has no assets, the firm was fined a nominal £1.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation after the incident exposed a number of failings at Foxtel Ltd including failure to ensure work at height was properly planned, organised and monitored.

On August 12, the Old Bailey heard safety equipment found in Mr Corbin's van was unsuitable for the type of work he was undertaking.

The court was told when Mr Corbin was first employed by Foxtel Ltd, references were not sourced from his previous employer, nor were any training certificates provided.

Mr Corbin was also not accompanied on any initial visits so no assessment could be made of his competence.

The HSE investigation concluded as soon as Mr Corbin stepped onto the roof, he was at high risk of slipping, tripping or falling.

Most of the work on satellite dishes Mr Corbin undertook involved work at height on large properties with more than two storeys..

Charles Linfoot, HSE inspector, said: "Mr Corbin's death has had a devastating effect on his family made all the more tragic by the incident was easily preventable. Owing to the foreseeable risk of falling and the lack of suitable access equipment, the work should have been cancelled.

"Foxtel should have carried out a full site-specific risk assessment, planning and organising the work to be executed in a safe manner. It is not acceptable to simply delegate health and safety duties to employees without adequate instruction, training, monitoring or supervision.”