PETER JOHN LETT · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 28 Aug 2018•Lincolnshire

Published report and response evidence

This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
2

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Unguarded historic and heritage equipment
  2. Lack of HSE guidance for historic and heritage equipment

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.3

  1. Health and Safety Executive

    Establish a dedicated volunteer lead within the Public Services Sector.

  2. Health and Safety Executive

    Work with relevant stakeholders to develop guidance and support networks helping voluntary organisations find bespoke risk-control solutions, including for heritage machinery.

  3. Health and Safety Executive

    Improve and expand HSE web pages focused on voluntary activity and relevant safety guidance.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Health and Safety Executive

    Existing machinery-guarding guidance and PUWER risk-assessment duties are considered sufficient for historic and heritage equipment; no separate HSE guidance is required.

    Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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Unguarded historic and heritage equipment

Wider context from the report

“During the Inquest it became clear that there was a dearth of HSE Guidance in respect of historic and heritage equipment, much of which is unguarded and potentially extremely dangerous. Clear guidance needs to be produced by the HSE, failing which it is highly probable that further deaths will occur. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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Lack of HSE guidance for historic and heritage equipment

Wider context from the report

“During the Inquest it became clear that there was a dearth of HSE Guidance in respect of historic and heritage equipment, much of which is unguarded and potentially extremely dangerous. Clear guidance needs to be produced by the HSE, failing which it is highly probable that further deaths will occur. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

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Establish a dedicated volunteer lead within the Public Services Sector.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The lead on volunteers has been incorporated into the HSE Public Services Sector. The current work plan seeks to improve and expand the specific HSE web pages which focus on voluntary activity and work with relevant stakeholders to develop further guidance and support networks for voluntary organisations including assisting them in finding bespoke guidance and risk control solutions to include heritage machinery.”

Source location

2018-0356-Response-by-HSE
Page 2 · response
Published 25 April 2019

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Work with relevant stakeholders to develop guidance and support networks helping voluntary organisations find bespoke risk-control solutions, including for heritage machinery.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The lead on volunteers has been incorporated into the HSE Public Services Sector. The current work plan seeks to improve and expand the specific HSE web pages which focus on voluntary activity and work with relevant stakeholders to develop further guidance and support networks for voluntary organisations including assisting them in finding bespoke guidance and risk control solutions to include heritage machinery.”

Source location

2018-0356-Response-by-HSE
Page 2 · response
Published 25 April 2019

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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

Improve and expand HSE web pages focused on voluntary activity and relevant safety guidance.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The lead on volunteers has been incorporated into the HSE Public Services Sector. The current work plan seeks to improve and expand the specific HSE web pages which focus on voluntary activity and work with relevant stakeholders to develop further guidance and support networks for voluntary organisations including assisting them in finding bespoke guidance and risk control solutions to include heritage machinery.”

Source location

2018-0356-Response-by-HSE
Page 2 · response
Published 25 April 2019

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Existing machinery-guarding guidance and PUWER risk-assessment duties are considered sufficient for historic and heritage equipment; no separate HSE guidance is required.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Health and Safety Executive has produced a wide range of guidance relevant to the guarding of machinery. This is freely available to download from the HSE website. The machinery guarding homepage signposts readers to a wide range of additional information including specific guidance on the requirements for dangerous parts of machinery to be guarded to comply with the Provision & Use of Work Equipment”

Source location

2018-0356-Response-by-HSE
Page 1 · response
Published 25 April 2019

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