13 Nov 2019 Evha Jannath · Prevention of Future Deaths report Staffordshire South
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Concerns raised 9 Unavailability of water rescue equipment View source Inadequate signage about the consequences of unsafe riding positions View source Inadequate training in monitoring ride CCTV View source Worn and partly illegible boat signage View source Lack of staff training in water rescue View source Failure of ride operators to understand water-entry emergency procedures View source Failure to adequately monitor ride CCTV View source Failure of management to recognise failures in guest safety measures View source Failure to provide clear and audible safety warnings during boat loading View source See 6 more concerns
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Evha Jannath · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Evha Jannath, aged 11, fell into deep water during a water rapids ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park after being projected from a boat and later falling from a wet conveyor belt. She was located and recovered after 18 minutes. The principal concerns included inadequate CCTV monitoring, lack of safety warnings, worn or incomplete signage, insufficient water-rescue training and equipment, and unclear emergency procedures.
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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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Unavailability of water rescue equipment
Wider context from the report “(4) Staff had not been trained in water rescue and there was no water rescue equipment available.
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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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Inadequate signage about the consequences of unsafe riding positions
Wider context from the report “(3) Warning signs paced around the ride advised guest to remain seated and hold the centre rail but did not spell out the consequences of failing to stay seated (the risk of falling out and drowning) . Signage in the boats was worn and in part illegible.
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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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Inadequate training in monitoring ride CCTV
Wider context from the report “(1) The ride had been staffed with one attendant, one operator and a trainee operator. The ride operator tasks included stopping and starting the lift to space boats in order to assist the attendant with loading, unloading and turning empty boats. Additionally on this day the operator had training responsibilities. Consequently it was not possible to monitor the CCTV adequately. The operator training in respect of monitoring the CCTV was limited to being told to watch it.
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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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Worn and partly illegible boat signage
Wider context from the report “(3) Warning signs paced around the ride advised guest to remain seated and hold the centre rail but did not spell out the consequences of failing to stay seated (the risk of falling out and drowning). Signage in the boats was worn and in part illegible.
” 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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of staff training in water rescue
Wider context from the report “(4) Staff had not been trained in water rescue and there was no water rescue equipment available.
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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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of ride operators to understand water-entry emergency procedures
Wider context from the report “(5) Ride operators had no clear understanding of the emergency procedure to be followed if a guest fell into the water.
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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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to adequately monitor ride CCTV
Wider context from the report “(1) The ride had been staffed with one attendant, one operator and a trainee operator. The ride operator tasks included stopping and starting the lift to space boats in order to assist the attendant with loading, unloading and turning empty boats. Additionally on this day the operator had training responsibilities. Consequently it was not possible to monitor the CCTV adequately. The operator training in respect of monitoring the CCTV was limited to being told to watch it.
” 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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of management to recognise failures in guest safety measures
Wider context from the report “(6) Management staff did not accept that guest safety measures (CCTV, safety instructions and signage) had failed.
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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 Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to provide clear and audible safety warnings during boat loading
Wider context from the report “(2) No safety warnings were given to guests loading onto the boats. The attendant was not trained to give safety warnings and it was not covered in the Code of Safe Working Practice. In any event even if safety warnings had been given the might not have been able to hear them because of background noise. The attendant’s ability to give safety warnings was limited due to working as a sole attendant which required him to load and unload boats with the emphasis being placed on unloading.
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