Source · Scotland · Fatal Accident Inquiry

Gary Daniel Forbes

Scotland · FAI Reference: B110/16 Published: 24 Aug 2016 Sheriff: Sheriff G. Fleetwood Sheriffdom: Grampian, Highland and Islands View PDF

Court recommendations Identified

Responses identified 0

8-week deadline 19 Oct 2016

Section 28 status Response pending

Recommendations

(i) That the Maritime and Coastguard Agency give consideration to amending The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 so that they apply to share fishermen, thereby requiring all persons on board fishing vessels to wear personal flotation devices or lifejackets when working on deck.

(ii) That the Maritime and Coastguard Agency give consideration to amending The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) Regulations 1997 so that the present mandatory risk assessment required for vessels of the class of Barnacle 111 is recorded in writing and stored appropriately.

Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks. The window from publication ran to 19 October 2016. See how we track responses.

Section 28 responses

Response pending

No response has been identified on the case landing page yet. The 8-week window has closed without a published response or non-response notice.

Determination details

Reference: B110/16
Published: 24 August 2016
Sheriff: Sheriff G. Fleetwood
Sheriffdom: Grampian, Highland and Islands

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Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the 2016 Act before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work. The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b); recipients must respond within 8 weeks under s.28. See the methodology page for detail.

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