| Personal Injury News: Public transport incidents earns notice from HSE |
| An improvement notice has been served to Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following three incidents at local bus stations which resulted in three deaths and one serious injury. David Sowerby, Head of Operations for the North West HSE said “Each of the incidents has occurred in the past ten months while pedestrians were using designated crossing points and each is being investigated by HSE inspectors. Following these fatalities and the other incident in 2007 we have now taken a wider look at the issue of pedestrian safety and are working with GMPTE to do so. “The Improvement Notice requires GMPTE to assess all bus station premises and interchanges it operates and to make a systematic assessment of the risks to the safety of its employees and anybody else who may be affected by the conduct of its undertaking when using the designated pedestrian crossing points.” “The assessment requires a systematic examination of the design, location and use of the designated pedestrian crossing points which have been provided by GMPTE at its 22 bus stations.” “GMPTE is co-operating fully with the HSE during our investigations and is now undertaking the assessment and development of an action plan, as required by the Improvement Notice. This plan will contain a timetable for implementing the necessary measures identified in the assessment and it will be discussed with HSE.” “We both hope that the ultimate outcome will be premises that are safer to use both for GMPTE staff, as well as passengers and local pedestrians.” The three incidents that caused the issuing of the Improvement Notice occurred at stations in Ashton under Lyne, Bury and Oldham. Source: easilyclaim.co.uk  More News:-  Cosmetic Surgery on the Increaseomen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons details.... Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSEhe Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are taken when dealing with asbestos after a .... Substandard treatment in casualty harms patientsrecent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome an.... Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billionigures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing to patients who have received substandar.... MP3 players spark compensation worriesesearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing loss sparking fears of a compensation clai.... Injured worker loses legrecycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an inquiry by the Health and Safety Executi.... Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoaxman has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with a nail gun. David Russell of Glouceste.... |
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