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First report 16 Mar 2023•Latest report 12 Jul 2024

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
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
50%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
1

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
1

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

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

  1. Rutland and North Leicestershire

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    Jason Vaughan HOLLAND · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Jason Vaughan Holland, an experienced electrician, became trapped between a scissor lift and containment tray at a height of approximately 20 metres while working at Mercia Park on 10 February 2023. He suffered cardiac arrest and an unsurvivable brain injury, and died at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham. The principal concern was that standard MEWP competence training did not include practical training or drills for rescue from height, including basket-to-basket rescues.

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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 RTITB Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of practical rescue-from-height training for MEWP operators

    Wider context from the report

    “I heard from a number of organisations within the construction and electrical industry and self employed trades persons. I heard that the industry recognised standard within construction for individuals being assessed as competent to operate a mobile elevated working platforms (MEWPs) is IPAF (International Powered Access Federation) whereby individuals undergo a one day course to be assessed as competent to operate a cherry picker/boom lift (3a) or scissor lifts (3b). I understand that there are a number of training providers nationally who run the course but that the syllabus is set by IPAF. Operatives who pass the course are issued with an IPAF card which is renewed every 5 years. As part of the course, I understand that operatives are classroom trained and then practically assessed operating the necessary MEWPs. Whilst the theory touches upon rescue at height scenarios (albeit having seen the syllabus it deals with potential falls from heights not entrapment). It does not include practical training on rescue at height scenarios or basket to basket rescues drills as standard. I heard evidence of the challenges that the organisations had found in sourcing a practical drill based course for at height rescue. All operatives I heard from working for a range of trades had their IPAF cards and not one had ever received practical training of at height rescue. They all told me that they had received theory based training only. I heard evidence that time is of the essence. For example in a suspension from a harness type scenario (not Jason’s case) between 5 and 15 minutes could be the difference between life or death. The same however can be said for someone who is suffering from positional asphyxia because they are trapped. I am therefore concerned to note that practical based rescue drills are not part of the standard competence based training offered for those operating these machines who are likely to be first on site facilitating rescues. Whilst Mr Holland’s case concerned the construction industry and the assessment of competency of operating MEWPs through IPAF, I understand that all of those organisations identified operate within their relevant sectors as IPAF does for the construction industry and MEWP operating competency based courses follow a similar syllabus, without any practical rescue from height drills being offered as standard. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

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

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Include emergency escape, rescue planning and emergency lowering procedures in the MEWP Basic Training course.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “I can confirm that our MEWP Basic Training course includes sessions and content on the Emergency Escape and Rescue Plans. I have supplied excerpts below from the trainer’s guide for reference. Please also find attached a copy of our instructor’s guide for your review.”

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    Response from RTITB
    Page 1 · response
    Published 13 September 2024

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  2. North Yorkshire and York

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    John Anthony IBBOTSON · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    John Anthony Ibbotson, a 57-year-old warehouse operative, was found at work with a pallet on top of his back on 21 September 2020 and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. The inquest heard that pallets were more likely than not double stacked directly on top of one another, although it was unclear what caused the pallet to fall. Concerns included limited awareness of relevant pallet-stacking standards, insufficient information passed through the supply chain, the absence of labelling for single-deck pallets, and training that did not include the prohibition on stacking them.

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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 RTITB Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of information passed down the supply chain about the supply and use of single-deck pallets

    Wider context from the report

    “2. The lack of information that is presently passed down the supply chain as to the supply and use of the ‘single deck’ pallets. ”
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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 RTITB Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of awareness of relevant standards for stacking single-deck pallets

    Wider context from the report

    “1. There was a lack of awareness of the content of the relevant British Standards, European Standards and International Standards as they relate to the stacking of single deck pallets. ”
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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 RTITB Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to label pallets to indicate whether they are single-deck pallets for stacking purposes

    Wider context from the report

    “Single deck pallets Pallets are not currently labelled to indicate whether they should be stacked as a single- deck pallet. ”
    Open source report
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