- Conference
- 2013 Water, Environment & Transport Service Group
- Date
- 5 February 2013
- Decision
- Carried
This 2013 WET Conference is aware of a serious safety incident in Severn Trent Water which resulted in a sewerage operator losing the tips of his fingers on one hand.
The individual concerned was gaining access to a confined space but suffered the injury as the stay on the manhole cover collapsed.
Such assets particularly on sewage works are routinely poorly maintained and we call on the WET Executive to devise a checklist for Branches to use with employers pointing out the basic requirements of necessary maintenance.