Health and Safety Executive

“Following receipt of the request, Aria Care reached out to Shackleton's, our furniture supply partner seeking advice and guidance on riser/recliner chairs and the potential for purchase and supply of handsets that could be locked in a secure position and avoid unauthorised access and repositioning.”

“HSE contacted the other regulatory bodies who may have an interest or potential regulatory role in respect of this incident. We have written to CQC (who are already in receipt of your report) on the patient safety aspects. HSE has also notified the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) who are the national regulator for consumer products and who work with the local authority Trading Standards services that undertake most enforcement activity.”

“Your report sets out three key matters of concern; Key Concern 1. This was a sizable project with considerable work at height. No statutory agency was required to be notified of the work and then inspect the project during the construction.”

“We are satisfied that WMAS took proactive and suitable actions following the death of Mrs [name redacted] to reduce the risk of a similar incident occurring and no enforcement action was taken against the trust.”

“We continue to monitor and adapt our guidance in light of incidents and modern farming practices. For example, INDG125(rev3) was revised in 2012 to provide updated guidance to the industry on safe working practices, including the safe loading and unloading of bales.”

“The next stage will be for that draft text to go out to consultation with relevant Stakeholders. We will then make the necessary changes and alm to publish a revised version of the guidance before the end of September 2019.”

“HSE therefore plan to issue a safety alert, identifying the required control measures and emphasising the risks are present on all vehicle types with air suspension systems. As you can appreciate, this will take some time, as it will require consultation with industry; | hope this will be finalised by August 2019.”

“opportunity to raise awareness of this incident with industry stakeholders, underlining the importance of all people involved in event organising and planning to adhere to the standards set out in guidance.”

“My officials have contacted the Principal Inspector at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to inform him of your letter.”

“we suggest the following: (i) That the Government undertakes a review of the current system of risk management for the primary prevention of drowning harm, and how the UK compares to other leading nations such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Ireland, along with similar injury risk themes such as road traffic or fire risks.”

“The HSE intends to issue additional guidance concerning the inspection of two post ramps by thorough examiners to highlight the risks in relation to this type of lifting equipment. This will be covered in HSE Operational Guidance, which will be brought to the attention of the various stakeholder groups, namely the inspection industry and will also be publically available on the HSE website.”

“issued a technical document on the 3 May 2017 to its engineering surveyors which instructed them to record the pad wear (tolerance) on the report of thorough examination for two post vehicle lifting tables”