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First report 13 Sep 2016•Latest report 13 Sep 2016

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Hire Association Europe Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Surrey

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    Zane Ilorie Christopher Yusuf GBANGBOLA · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Zane Ilorie Christopher Yusuf GBANGBOLA, aged seven, died on 7 February 2014 after exposure to carbon monoxide from a petrol-driven pump used during severe flooding at his family home. The report raised concerns that HAE safety guidance for internal-combustion-engine equipment used in confined areas was inadequate and potentially misleading, and that the use of HSE branding could be interpreted as endorsement of the guidance.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Hire Association Europe Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inadequacy and inaccuracy of safety guidance for internal-combustion-engine equipment used in confined or enclosed areas

    Wider context from the report

    “I am concerned that the Safety Guidance documents currently prepared by HAE in relation to equipment that is driven by an internal combustion engine, where there is a realistic risk that that equipment might be used in confined areas, are inadequately and potentially misleading. Further, that the use of the HSE logo, in whatever form it might appear, runs the risk of being interpreted by someone reading the document as being an endorsement by the HSE of the document and its contents, thereby exacerbating the potential risk of harm by increasing that person’s confidence in the guidance albeit that the guidance may be poor. a. The adequacy and accuracy of the Safety Guidance documents prepared by HAE for their members, not only in relation to this centrifugal pump, but in relation to any piece of equipment that is powered by an internal combustion engine where there is a realistic prospect that that piece of equipment might be used in an enclosed area. b. The use of the HSE logo on documents that are prepared for general use by trades people and members of the public alike, whether that be the official HSE logo or whether it be in the form of an HSE banner Consideration should be given to taking steps to ensure that the use of any such logo, banner or equivalent representation of the HSE emblem does not give the appearance of the guidance within that document having been endorsed by the HSE when in fact it has not been. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Hire Association Europe Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Use of HSE logos or equivalent representations creating an appearance of endorsement of unendorsed guidance

    Wider context from the report

    “I am concerned that the Safety Guidance documents currently prepared by HAE in relation to equipment that is driven by an internal combustion engine, where there is a realistic risk that that equipment might be used in confined areas, are inadequately and potentially misleading. Further, that the use of the HSE logo, in whatever form it might appear, runs the risk of being interpreted by someone reading the document as being an endorsement by the HSE of the document and its contents, thereby exacerbating the potential risk of harm by increasing that person’s confidence in the guidance albeit that the guidance may be poor. a. The adequacy and accuracy of the Safety Guidance documents prepared by HAE for their members, not only in relation to this centrifugal pump, but in relation to any piece of equipment that is powered by an internal combustion engine where there is a realistic prospect that that piece of equipment might be used in an enclosed area. b. The use of the HSE logo on documents that are prepared for general use by trades people and members of the public alike, whether that be the official HSE logo or whether it be in the form of an HSE banner Consideration should be given to taking steps to ensure that the use of any such logo, banner or equivalent representation of the HSE emblem does not give the appearance of the guidance within that document having been endorsed by the HSE when in fact it has not been. ”
    Open source report
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