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Charles Edward Pitcher · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 19 Sep 2016•Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure to prevent people from easily crossing the walkway barrier
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate controls for fatal falls from bridgesPart of recurring concern: Inadequate physical barriers preventing access to dangerous drops or areas
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Failure to prevent people from easily crossing the walkway barrier

Wider context from the report

“At the Inquest I received information from Detective Constable ████████ who informed me there have been 11 persons who had jumped from the bridge in the last 10 years. He formed the view that it was all too easy to jump the barrier. He also made the observation there was a risk to persons in Wolseley Road arising from people crossing the walkway barrier at that point. He made the observation that on other significant bridges and he gave as an example the Humber Bridge, the operators have established precautions and set up appropriate notices. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate controls for fatal falls from bridges; Inadequate physical barriers preventing access to dangerous drops or areas.

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