Apologies - sent this out under the wrong 'subject' the first time... > On 10/3/07 23:42, "Sue Burchett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> And probably the same one that changed the requirements following the > >> death > >> of a volunteer when working by the side of the canal on the Cotswolds > >> Canals. > >> It caused the work on that canal to be suspended until working practices, > >> etc, had been re-examined and procedures put in place to prevent a > >> re-occurrence. > >> > > > > I believe it was a heart attack rather than an accident.
> It *may* have been a heart attack. The post mortem was inconclusive. > > Difficult to legislate for. > Closer adherence to the principle of 'only ever work within eyesight and > earshot' of others (as per WRG site safety briefings) might have helped. Or > it might not. We may never know. > Martin
