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Muhammed Wajid · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 10 Jan 2020•West Yorkshire (West)

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
2

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Responses found
1

Of 2 recipients

Stated actions
11

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Suicide hazard at Scammonden Bridge
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.9

  1. Action

    Install a permanent power supply for the bridge lighting, telephone and camera systems.

    Stated by National HighwaysStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 8 February 2020.
  2. Action

    Complete third-party checking of the detailed bridgeworks scheme.

    Stated by National HighwaysStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 8 February 2020.
  3. Action

    Complete a technical study identifying an alternative pedestrian barrier for Scammonden Bridge.

    Stated by National HighwaysStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 8 February 2020.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Suicide hazard at Scammonden Bridge

Wider context from the report

“(1) Scammonden Bridge is a locally notorious location for suicides. (2) Reports to prevent future deaths have been made to Kirklees Council and Highways England under the above statutory provisions following deaths occurring in similar circumstances. (3) Kirklees Council and Highways England have reported proposed steps to prevent future deaths to the coroner following a similar report. The coroner is not aware whether those steps have been fully actioned. ”

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Install a permanent power supply for the bridge lighting, telephone and camera systems.

Verbatim wording from the response

“5. A permanent power supply has been installed to provide electricity for the LED lighting, SOS telephone system and camera surveillance system”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
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Published 8 February 2020

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Complete third-party checking of the detailed bridgeworks scheme.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The scheme has been designed in detail and agreed in principle with Kirklees Council as the Highway Authority for the B6114 Saddleworth Road. Due to the technical complexity of the scheme, the proposals are being checked by a third-”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 1 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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Complete a technical study identifying an alternative pedestrian barrier for Scammonden Bridge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Highways England has carried out a technical study to identify an alternative pedestrian barrier, previously referred to as a “suicide prevention parapet” (2.4m high), to be installed alongside a new vehicle safety barrier nearer to the edge of the B6114 local authority road owned by Kirklees Council that crosses the Rainbow Bridge.”

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2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 1 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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Maintain an operational alert and help telephone system at the southern end of the bridge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“6. The alert / help telephone system at the southern end of the bridge has been constructed and is operational”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 2 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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Install and operate the bridge camera surveillance system linked to an electronic cordon and police response.

Verbatim wording from the response

“4. The installation of a camera surveillance system, in conjunction with West Yorkshire Police. Two fixed thermal cameras along with a dual thermal & colour CCTV camera with full pan / tilt / zoom capability will be installed to cover the footways on each side of the bridge. These will be linked to an electronic cordon which will alert the police control centre as soon as someone leans over the parapet. The combined system will enable the police to view each incident as it occurs to determine if an attempt at self-harm is taking place, thereby speeding up an emergency response (where necessary), working in conjunction with the remote “dial out” ability of the SOS points, as well as reducing false alerts. The electronic cordon has been designed to work with both the current and proposed parapets.”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 2 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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Prepare a bid for internal delivery funding for the bridgeworks scheme.

Verbatim wording from the response

“2019/20 Detailed design of the proposals and bid for internal delivery funding for the bridgeworks scheme, and delivery of the alert / help telephone system”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 3 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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Construct and make operational the remaining alert and help telephone system as part of the bridgeworks scheme.

Verbatim wording from the response

“3. The installation of an alert / help telephone system, in conjunction with West Yorkshire Police. The alert / help telephone will be linked to a module using a mobile phone SIM card and a send / receive unit which dials out to 999 or the Samaritans using pre-installed numbers based on the user’s choice by button press. Mobile phone coverage has been checked for the surrounding area and coverage is noted as being “good” for all networks. The system comprises a box similar to the highway emergency telephone unit with an additional loudspeaker and beacon above the box (“the SOS point”), enabling the police to “dial out” and speak to someone on the bridge. There will be one telephone unit at each end of the bridge;”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 2 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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Install LED lighting along the bridge footway as part of the bridgeworks scheme.

Verbatim wording from the response

“2. The upper rail of the new parapet has been designed to include LED lighting to illuminate the footway area between the parapet and the vehicle restraint system. This should make any person on the bridge more conspicuous to the road users on the B6114 local authority road that runs across the bridge and the M62 motorway below, providing an opportunity for road users to alert the emergency services;”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 2 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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Install the bridgeworks scheme, including the parapet, vehicle restraint system, physical layby closure and refreshed bridge markings.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The current proposed works comprise a 2.4m high parapet with a large top tube and vertical infill rails. The parapet has a slight inwardly curve profile in elevation to discourage climbing. Chevaux-de-frises (a row of blunt spikes) will be attached at the ends of each parapet to prevent access to the bridge outside of the line of the new parapet. The double yellow lines on the B6114 across the bridge will be refreshed, and along with the inboard safety barrier this should discourage parking on the bridge.”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 1 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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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.2

  1. 1

    Assess and prioritise strategic road network sites for crisis interventions and suicide prevention measures with partner organisations.

    Stated by National HighwaysStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 8 February 2020.
  2. 2

    Publish a suicide prevention strategy and toolkit supporting contributions to the national suicide prevention strategy.

    Stated by National HighwaysStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 8 February 2020.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Assess and prioritise strategic road network sites for crisis interventions and suicide prevention measures with partner organisations.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The safety of everyone on our road network matters; it is an imperative for our business in what we set out to achieve, and a core value of our organisation in how we go about it. We published our suicide prevention strategy and toolkit in November 2017 outlining our continued contribution to delivering the cross-government national strategy for suicide prevention. As part of our strategy, we are assessing and prioritising sites across the strategic road network for the delivery of crisis interventions and suicide prevention measures, working in partnership with the Samaritans and the local authority public health teams on our proposals.”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 3 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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

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Publish a suicide prevention strategy and toolkit supporting contributions to the national suicide prevention strategy.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The safety of everyone on our road network matters; it is an imperative for our business in what we set out to achieve, and a core value of our organisation in how we go about it. We published our suicide prevention strategy and toolkit in November 2017 outlining our continued contribution to delivering the cross-government national strategy for suicide prevention. As part of our strategy, we are assessing and prioritising sites across the strategic road network for the delivery of crisis interventions and suicide prevention measures, working in partnership with the Samaritans and the local authority public health teams on our proposals.”

Source location

2020-0007-Response-from-Highways-England-Redacted
Page 3 · response
Published 8 February 2020

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