[modeleng] Re: Accidents
- From: "I.D.PRIEST." <idpriest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 22:56:53 +0100
Gents,
Don't most societies have an accident book for minor incidents to be
recorded in..Any incident involving a person being hospitalised for more
than a day I believe incures an automatic report generated for the HSE
Regards IDP
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other,
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a
Ride!"
"Never drive faster than your gaurdian angel can fly"
Priest & Sons Model Engineers
http://www.kinvermes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/p1.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Leahy" <heisler9-modeleng2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 9:03 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Accidents
Hi Barry and others
There is a formal requirement as far as the Southern Federation is
concerned in that it requires that all incidents/accidents at club tracks
etc be reported within seven days of an occurrence. The time limit is made
because it is easier to collate information while it is fresh in peoples
mind rather than six months down the line when a claim may be made against
a club because of injury sustained. A form is supplied to each club when it
joins the Federation which can be filed and duplicated for subsequent use.
This form gives an indication of the information that should be gathered.
When the report is forwarded to the Federation it is not forwarded to the
insurance company unless a claim is subsequently made. However, the
Federation does use the information to assess the (repeated) occurrence of
particular types of accidents and usually makes a report at each AGM
outlining the year's statistics.
This obviously does not include accidents that may happen in the workshop or
away from the club environment.
The most common accidents are limbs trapped between carriages, derailments
causing carriages to overturn resulting in injuries and hot cinders causing
burns to head, face and clothing of passengers riding behind steam
locomotives. Additionally, grit in eyes is a common occurrence which usually
results in some temporary discomfort.
Additionally there is a requirement to report certain injuries and
occurrences to the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) under the RIDDOR
legislation (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations, 1995) and details of this are clearly outlined in HSG 216
Passenger Carrying Miniature Railways - Guidance on safe practice. The
relevant forms can be can be copied from this publication or can be
completed on-line at www.riddor.gov.uk/ If any member of the public is
injured and taken to hospital for treatment it must be reported .
I don't wish the foregoing to sound alarmist - it should be remembered that
generally our hobby is a very safe one and those partaking in it are
generally the more sane and level headed members of society.
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Regards
Mike Leahy
South Ockendon, UK
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