Source · Prevention of Future Deaths

Kyle Hull

Ref: 2015-0379 Date: 19 Oct 2015 Coroner: Andrew Tweddle Area: County Durham and Darlington Responses identified: 1 / 1 View PDF

Inadequate CCTV coverage and monitoring may fail to detect risks of self-harm, property damage, or identify dangerous areas like fragile roofs, hindering early intervention.

Date 19 Oct 2015

56-day deadline 14 Dec 2015 est.

Responses identified 1 of 1

Child Death (from 2015) Other related deaths

Coroner's concerns

AI summary

Inadequate CCTV coverage and monitoring may fail to detect risks of self-harm, property damage, or identify dangerous areas like fragile roofs, hindering early intervention.

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Evidence was given about limited CCTV coverage and access thereto via a Council system: This may not be adequate and consideration ought to be given as to whether a more extensive CCTV installation and monitoring thereol may be able to alert the Company andlor others to potential risks of people harming themselves andlor damaging the property and early intervention might be helpful and further, such CCTV may be able to better identify particularly high risk areas, especially dangerous and fragile roofs_

Responses

1 respondent

response

19 Oct 2015 PDF

Action Planned

The auction mart company plans to install CCTV with night vision and movement detection, linked to mobile phones of company management, but is currently seeking financing; a final decision is expected at the December board meeting. (AI summary)

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Dear Mr Tweddle LLB Re: Regulation 28 Report to prevent future deaths: In reply to your letter dated 19th October 2015. Darlington Auction Mart Co Ltd believe that the measures in place before the tragic loss of life of Kyle Hull were enough to make persons entering the Darlington Mart premises at Clifton road aware that the area is a working environment and that any person attempting to access to any of the roofareas ofany building were so at their own risk The premises after the tragic event on the 7th of April 2015 were visited by Police, HSE and our insurance firm; they were all satisfied with the levels of signage and the systems in place to secure the site. However; we as a company will do what is believed to be correct and in the interests of the inquest; the family of Kyle Hull, local individuals thathave raised concern and to deter other persons from entering the grounds: Since the inquest we have had two CCTV firms out to measure the site, both have taken time in what type of CCTV would be needed, the number of CCTV's, maximising the area of coverage as the design ofthe mart makes it extremely hard to cover every corner: The conclusion was that CCTV's with night vision, movement detection and linkage to the internet where the images can be streamed to Mobile phones of company management This system above does involve a lot of civil works and cabling within the grounds also a full upgrade of the computer systems within the office to enable this to run correctly: Our software programs provider has quoted E6000 Regislered in England No 212585 gain doing

The quotations that have been received are currently within the region of E15,000 to €20,000,with yearly maintenance and service charges The situation is that we are currently looking to finance this level of expenditure The conclusion to this issue will have a final decision by the 18th of December at the last yearly board meeting ofthe company: [look forward to hearing you reply Mr Tweddle, we as a company and Ias a company director and representative are supportive to the issues you raised:

Report sections

Investigation and inquest

On 20"h April 2015 commenced an investigation into the death of Kyle David Michael Hull; aged 15 years. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 16/h October 2015. The conclusion of the inquest was accident. CIRCUMSTANCES OF ThE DEATH The deceased was a teenager who suffered fatal injuries after through a fragile roof at the Auction Mart: The risks of people through the Auction Mart roofs were well known: Children have been known Io play on the roofs. A Health Safety review has been undertaken following the incident and certain remedial steps taken.

Action should be taken

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you have the power t0 take such action Your RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 of the date of this report, namely by 14lh December 2015. |, the Coroner; may extend the period. Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action: Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed: falling falling and days

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Report details

Reference: 2015-0379
Date of report: 19 October 2015
Coroner: Andrew Tweddle
Coroner area: County Durham and Darlington

Responses identified

Responses identified 1 of 1

All listed responses identified

Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 14 Dec 2015 (estimated).

Sent to

Darlington Cattle Mart

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