Hemanta Rai
26 Jul 2022 · Coroner Rachel Knight · South Wales Central
The coroner's concerns
1. drowning at Sgwd Gwladys
“There is no adequate signage to warn visitors of the risk of drowning by entering the water at Sgwd Gwladys”
2. overloaded signage
“Existing signage in 'Waterfall Country' is overloaded with a variety of information, which although helpful for walking routes etc, is not explicit in warning of the real danger of death from entering the water”
3. inadequate signage
“Any sign(s) erected ought to be easily visible, in plain English and spell out the risk of death by drowning”
4. responsibility ambiguity
“It is very unclear who bears responsibility for this particular area, which borders 3 local authority areas, and falls within the National Park and NRW jurisdiction”
Responses
2022-0232-Response-from-Brecon-Beacons-National-Park.pdf ↗· Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
2022-0232-Response-from-Neath-Port-Talbot-Council.pdf ↗· Neath Port Talbot Council
Stated action · 29th September 2022
“We will seek to respond to the key point of signage that has been raised by the Coroner's concerns, and to identify any changes to signage to mitigate the risk of any future death by accident by someone visiting the Site by undertaking a signage review and implementing any necessary actions (see section Error! Reference source not found.)”