Following a balcony collapse at Weavers Quarter, residents were told not to use 77 others.
The HSE is contacting the local council "to understand the circumstances" and see whether it needs to investigateThe Health and Safety Executive has confirmed it is looking into the circumstances of a balcony collapse in Barking, following a BBC investigation.
The HSE said it was contacting Barking and Dagenham Council "to understand the circumstances... and what role if any HSE might have investigating it".Following the balcony collapse on the £41m estate in November, 77 balconies were shored up with scaffolding, and residents were told not to walk on them in case they also crumbled.
Multi-national construction firm Bouygues UK said there appeared to be discrepancies between the materials used and the specified design it sent to a subcontractor.It comes as the resident whose balcony collapsed in November spoke out for the first time, on condition of anonymity. "I could have been on the balcony if it was summer. Or even worse, someone could have been underneath when the balcony collapsed," he explained.
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