Kellie Poole
4 Oct 2023 · Coroner Peter Nieto · Derby and Derbyshire
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. cold water immersion
“increasing public interest and participation in cold water immersion”
2. lack of oversight of cold water immersion providers
“very little oversight of these businesses in their provision of cold water immersion covering matters such as pre-session health advice or warnings, public liability insurance, training and experience of the session leader, first aid training and equipment, or written risk assessments”
3. absence of voluntary self-regulation
“no established UK member organisation for providers of cold water immersion”
4. uncertainty of local authority oversight
“local authority environmental health departments are unclear whether they should and how they might monitor and oversee these providers”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“There seems to be very little oversight of these businesses in their provision of cold water immersion covering matters such as pre-session health advice or warnings, public liability insurance, training and experience”
Later report
“It became clear in evidence that the activity does not require a licence from the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority and can be undertaken and/or organised by anyone without regulation.”
Responses
2023-0364-Response-from-Health-and-Safety-Executive.pdf ↗· Health and Safety Executive
Stated action
“I have asked that this matter is raised at the national Local Authority Health and Safety Practitioner Forum”