Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Neil William Bremner

Reference BAN-B131-11 Sheriff Sheriff P. Mann Sheriffdom Grampian, Highland and Islands Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline not available

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

Nonetheless, it is clear from the evidence of both Mr Marr and his colleague Mr Radcliffe that the Health and Safety Executive might profitably consider rewording the information sheet so as to achieve the effect suggested by Mr Main and I recommend that they should so consider the matter. They might also wish to consider whether there are any reasonable means by which awareness of the existence of such information could be raised amongst persons likely to be engaged in driving, or directing operations involving, forklift trucks of the kind in question. Perhaps, for example, they could seek to encourage manufacturers of such machines to affix an appropriately worded label in a prominent location on each machine at the time of manufacture.

Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks. The 8-week window is counted from the publication date. See how we track responses.

Section 28 responses

Overall status, as assessed by this site: Response pending

No response has been identified on the case landing page yet.

About Fatal Accident Inquiries

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.

Data: scotcourts.gov.uk.