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First report 17 Apr 2018•Latest report 17 Apr 2018

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1

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Published responses
100%

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Concerns addressed
1

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Stated actions
1

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Concerns and recipient responses

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  1. Bedfordshire and Luton

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    Matthew James WILMOT · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Matthew James WILMOT went out with friends to watch the FA Cup Final and was dropped off near his home at 00.45 hours on 28 May 2017. At 07:14, he was found upside down in an excavated hole on a closed path. The principal concern was that the risk assessment did not give enough consideration to the different risks of a unique route, where pedestrians may be more likely to use the shortest path despite barriers and closure signs.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

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    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Insufficient consideration of unique-route risks in path risk assessments

    Wider context from the report

    “The accident happened on a path which had been excavated to find a stop cock. The excavation had been abandoned as a Deep Excavation Team was required. The path was closed by placing a sign at each end of the path stating that the path was closed. The hole and spoil were fenced off by using a metal railed fence which was alongside the path and 4 plastic yellow barriers which were secured to the metal fence. A risk assessment had taken place. The evidence was that the risk assessment was in line with the Red Book and Industry Standards. The Red Book encourages a risk assessment based on the locality, footfall, etcetera. My concern is that not enough consideration was given to the nature of the path. To all intents and purposes there are two types of paths. The most common is the path that runs parallel to a highway. If that path is closed, the pedestrian can be guided around the excavation or told to cross the road. It is unlikely that the pedestrian would walk through a barriered area in such circumstances as that would be slower than walking around it. The second type of path is one that is unique in its journey from A to B, ie there is no road to the side. This particular path lead from the road to a row of houses, which were not accessible by road. The alternative route (which was not signposted) was 150 metres away, meaning a diversion of about 300 metres. The path was not located in an area of risk. However, my concern is that a route that is unique is always at risk as pedestrians will want to travel the shortest route. This is backed up by the evidence in the Inquest which recorded 9 pedestrians (including the deceased) travelling through the closed path in the 7 hours before the deceased was found. The excavators took photographs of the site just before they left it. Looking at those photographs, I would have risked walking down the closed path. My concern is that there is not enough emphasis within the risk assessment process that a route that is unique has different risks to a path that is parallel. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to B & D Civil Engineers Ltd; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Pedestrian use of uniquely routed closed paths

    Wider context from the report

    “The accident happened on a path which had been excavated to find a stop cock. The excavation had been abandoned as a Deep Excavation Team was required. The path was closed by placing a sign at each end of the path stating that the path was closed. The hole and spoil were fenced off by using a metal railed fence which was alongside the path and 4 plastic yellow barriers which were secured to the metal fence. A risk assessment had taken place. The evidence was that the risk assessment was in line with the Red Book and Industry Standards. The Red Book encourages a risk assessment based on the locality, footfall, etcetera. My concern is that not enough consideration was given to the nature of the path. To all intents and purposes there are two types of paths. The most common is the path that runs parallel to a highway. If that path is closed, the pedestrian can be guided around the excavation or told to cross the road. It is unlikely that the pedestrian would walk through a barriered area in such circumstances as that would be slower than walking around it. The second type of path is one that is unique in its journey from A to B, ie there is no road to the side. This particular path lead from the road to a row of houses, which were not accessible by road. The alternative route (which was not signposted) was 150 metres away, meaning a diversion of about 300 metres. The path was not located in an area of risk. However, my concern is that a route that is unique is always at risk as pedestrians will want to travel the shortest route. This is backed up by the evidence in the Inquest which recorded 9 pedestrians (including the deceased) travelling through the closed path in the 7 hours before the deceased was found. The excavators took photographs of the site just before they left it. Looking at those photographs, I would have risked walking down the closed path. My concern is that there is not enough emphasis within the risk assessment process that a route that is unique has different risks to a path that is parallel. ”
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    How this respondent position was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    The relevant risk assessment complied with the Red Book and industry standards, and the path was not located in an area of risk.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “We note the concern is that there was not enough emphasis within the risk assessment process that a route that does not run parallel to a highway has different risks to a path that is parallel to a highway.”

    Source location

    2018-0107-Response-by-B-D-Civil-Engineering-Limited
    Page 1 · response
    Published 17 June 2018

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