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George Terence Dyson · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 29 May 2018•West Yorkshire (Western)

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
1

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Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
6

Described in responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Risk of further fatal falls from North Bridge
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate controls for fatal falls from bridges
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.5

  1. Action

    Make approximately £200,000 available to fund the preferred bridge safety works.

    Stated by Calderdale Borough CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 8 July 2018.
  2. Action

    Complete the review of CCTV coverage identifying a blind spot on the bridge.

    Stated by Calderdale Borough CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 8 July 2018.
  3. Action

    Continue checking the feasibility of installing an additional CCTV camera to address the bridge blind spot.

    Stated by Calderdale Borough CouncilStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 8 July 2018.

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

  1. Position

    The 3.35-metre parapet option was disregarded because the existing parapets’ strength could not be determined and might fail under loading.

    Stated by Calderdale Borough CouncilUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Risk of further fatal falls from North Bridge

Wider context from the report

“On 3/7/17 George Terence Dyson, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and struggling to come to terms with its diagnosis, sustained fatal injuries after jumping from North Bridge, Halifax, West Yorkshire. He had previously left letters and documentation at his home address indicative of his intentions to take his own life and the evidence suggested that he jumped from a point on the bridge where there had been a previous like tragedy. • To urgently review and consider the appropriateness of protective safety measures on the bridge in order to prevent further like fatalities. • To urgently consider the implementation of immediate measures ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate controls for fatal falls from bridges.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Make approximately £200,000 available to fund the preferred bridge safety works.

Verbatim wording from the response

“A report was submitted to Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on 30th July 2018 outlining these options and the following resolutions were passed:”

Source location

2018-0168-Response-by-Calderdale-Council
Page 2 · response
Published 8 July 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Complete the review of CCTV coverage identifying a blind spot on the bridge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“5.2 Identifying potential suicides from pedestrians via CCTV is difficult due to the fact that the bridge has pedestrian footways along both sides. A review of the feasibility and effectiveness of the CCTV cameras covering the bridge has been undertaken and has identified a blind spot on the bridge which would require an additional camera to be installed. Further work is ongoing to check feasibility of installing additional CCTV.”

Source location

2018-0168-Response-by-Calderdale-Council
Page 3 · response
Published 8 July 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Continue checking the feasibility of installing an additional CCTV camera to address the bridge blind spot.

Verbatim wording from the response

“5.2 Identifying potential suicides from pedestrians via CCTV is difficult due to the fact that the bridge has pedestrian footways along both sides. A review of the feasibility and effectiveness of the CCTV cameras covering the bridge has been undertaken and has identified a blind spot on the bridge which would require an additional camera to be installed. Further work is ongoing to check feasibility of installing additional CCTV.”

Source location

2018-0168-Response-by-Calderdale-Council
Page 3 · response
Published 8 July 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Progress the preferred anti-climb mesh and steeple-coping works for North Bridge, including drawings, approvals, procurement and site construction.

Verbatim wording from the response

“b) The installation of anti-climb mesh affixed to horizontal rails to cover the cut outs in the parapet and a steeple coping to cover the castellated top of the existing parapet providing a 1.45m unclimbable parapet (which would comply with current Design Manual for Roads and Bridges standards). A similar methodology was implemented on Hebble Viaduct which carries the A58 over North Bridge as a suicide prevention measure in 2010.”

Source location

2018-0168-Response-by-Calderdale-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 8 July 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Complete the feasibility study identifying suicide-prevention options for North Bridge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“3.2 Calderdale Council began a feasibility study to identify options to prevent further suicides at North Bridge in February 2018 and was completed in July 2018. This identified 2 possible options:”

Source location

2018-0168-Response-by-Calderdale-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 8 July 2018

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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 3.35-metre parapet option was disregarded because the existing parapets’ strength could not be determined and might fail under loading.

Verbatim wording from the response

“a) The installation of 3.35m high parapets as installed at Valley Road, Scarborough with curvature and end profiles to deter climbing.”

Source location

2018-0168-Response-by-Calderdale-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 8 July 2018

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. 1

    Maintain the Calderdale multi-agency suicide prevention group and its prevention strategy and action plan.

    Stated by Calderdale Borough CouncilStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 8 July 2018.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Maintain the Calderdale multi-agency suicide prevention group and its prevention strategy and action plan.

Verbatim wording from the response

“6 Calderdale Suicide Prevention Group”

Source location

2018-0168-Response-by-Calderdale-Council
Page 3 · response
Published 8 July 2018

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