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Health and Safety Health and Safety Executive Executive Jurys Inn Scaffold Collapse, 10 April 2006 Stephen Hartley HM Principal Inspector Breaking news. 20 injured, 4 trapped Police poles fell like a pack of cards

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Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive

Jury’s Inn Scaffold Collapse, 10 April 2006

Stephen Hartley HM Principal Inspector

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Breaking news…….

“20 injured, 4 trapped”

Police

“poles fell like a pack of cards”

Eye witness

“This is as serious as it gets. The initial rescue was reasonably straightforward..”

Fire Service

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Overview

  • Background
  • Why did the scaffold collapse?
  • What would have prevented the collapse?
  • The Cost
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Early claims

  • Bad weather
  • Struck by vehicle
  • Tampering
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Why was the scaffold overloaded?

  • Poor planning
  • Poor communication
  • Poor review of risk
  • Ineffective monitoring
  • Stockpiled tiles
  • Loading bay struck
  • Stockpiled tube and boards
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Judge Coleman

“a disaster waiting to happen” “health & safety is of paramount consideration” “the most culpable defendant isn’t present”

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Judge Coleman

  • Worth £500K in fines
  • £210K HSE costs
  • £250K emergency response

Proportional liability Human cost

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Judge Coleman

  • McAleer

£90K + £42K =£132,000

  • LSC

£36K + £28K = £64,000 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMnx3FGAkdU

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None of these people are ‘crooks’

  • Poor understanding
  • Badly organised
  • Too much rush
  • Making decisions without understanding

the consequences

  • It’ll never happen to me
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  • Video clip – Mark Robinson

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2009/markro binson.htm

  • Video clip – Ivan Peukov

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2009/ivanpe nkov.htm

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What would have prevented the collapse?

  • Appoint competent scaffolders
  • Ensure that scaffolds are designed and

built to industry standards

  • Inspect scaffolds properly
  • Plan and supervise their use
  • Resource the job properly
  • Talk, talk, talk
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Lessons for industry

  • Understand when scaffold needs a design

+ calculations

  • Check that scaffold has been erected in

accordance with the design

  • Understand what SWL means
  • Understand tie patterns & how to install

anchors

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Resources

  • General summary

http://www.ppconstructionsafety.com/newsdesk/2009/11/2 3/milton-keynes-scaffold-collapse-fines/

  • HSE Press release (inc witness interviews)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2009/coie10009.htm

  • ITV TV coverage (inc Crown Court interviews & comment)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMnx3FGAkdU

  • BBC web coverage (inc police CCTV)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/83751 58.stm

  • NASC (inc Chapter 2 of DVD animation)

http://www.nasc.org.uk/Introduction_to_Scaffolding

  • National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC)

http://www.nasc.org.uk

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Health and Safety Executive Health and Safety Executive

Stephen Hartley HM Principal Inspector (Human Factors / Ergonomics & Psychology) Luton, 01582-444308