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Gareth James Jones · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 5 Nov 2018•Worcestershire

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Concerns
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Raised in this report

Recipients
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Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
2

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure to maintain the road surface to the specified highways-agency standard
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to maintain roads, pavements and verges in a safe state of repair
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.1

  1. Action

    Surface dress the road section to restore skid resistance.

    Stated by WCCStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 18 March 2019.

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

  1. Position

    Surface dressing is not necessary or reasonable for every carriageway section below the investigatory level; relevant circumstances determine whether it would be beneficial.

    Stated by WCCNo action considered necessaryThe respondent said that no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to maintain the road surface to the specified highways-agency standard

Wider context from the report

“(1) This is not the first road traffic 1st death at this location (2) The traffic collision investigator's report (attached) indicates that the standard of the road surface has for 3 years been below that specified by the highways agency. (3) The condition of the road surface is likely to have played a part in this death ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to maintain roads, pavements and verges in a safe state of repair.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Surface dress the road section to restore skid resistance.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The section of road in question was surface dressed as soon as possible following the accident thus restoring the skid resistance. We can therefore confirm that following the accident, a remedial measure to improve skid resistance was carried out. The exact timing of the works was governed by the DFT guidance over the time of year when this could be done.”

Source location

Response from Highways
Page 3 · response
Published 18 March 2019

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Surface dressing is not necessary or reasonable for every carriageway section below the investigatory level; relevant circumstances determine whether it would be beneficial.

Verbatim wording from the response

“It is neither necessary nor reasonable to surface dress all sections of highway in which the CSC level falls below investigatory level, whether with or without previous skidding accidents. Rather it is necessary to consider all relevant circumstances to identify whether surface dressing would be beneficial in any event.”

Source location

Response from Highways
Page 2 · response
Published 18 March 2019

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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

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    Ensure the asset management team receives and considers details of all skidding accidents, including non-serious incidents, to identify trends earlier.

    Stated by WCCStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 18 March 2019.

Recipient positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when they do not describe a specific action.1

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    In 2017, national policy precluded using certain all-year surfacing materials for SCRIM deficiencies because their initial skid resistance could worsen the situation.

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

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Ensure the asset management team receives and considers details of all skidding accidents, including non-serious incidents, to identify trends earlier.

Verbatim wording from the response

“There are two main ways in which WCC can endeavour to ensure that the tragic fatality scenario referred to doesn’t happen again.”

Source location

Response from Highways
Page 3 · response
Published 18 March 2019

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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

In 2017, national policy precluded using certain all-year surfacing materials for SCRIM deficiencies because their initial skid resistance could worsen the situation.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In 2017 the use of other surfacing materials such as Hot rolled Asphalt or Bitumen Macadams that could be used all year round were precluded from use in the SCRIM deficiency situations.”

Source location

Response from Highways
Page 3 · response
Published 18 March 2019

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