[modeleng] Re: Accidents
- From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:01:29 +0100
Mike,
A most interesting message - many thanks.
So we do have a system for reporting accidents within at least part of our
system. May I suggest that the information is published in a wider forum -
Model Engineer perhaps?
Barrie
----- 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.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Mike Leahy
> South Ockendon, UK
>
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