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these were caused by the failure of the bucket locking mechanism, so the industry should consult with helicopter companies in order to improve the mechanism. The fourth incident was caused by the failure of lifting appara- tus on a wellboat crane. There was also an escape incident caused by the failure of lifting equipment on a work boat crane. All lifting gear is subject to statutory health and safety requirements and therefore such failures are of concern. The need for companies to regularly inspect lifting equipment should be part of all farmers’ health and safety systems.
Flooding
ABOVE: FAILURE OF LIFTING APPARATUS ON CRANES HAS RESULTED IN ONE ESCAPE INCIDENT IN SCOTLAND IN THE LAST 10 YEARS
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There were just two flooding incidents that led to escapes, although this represented 5 per cent of the total number of escapes during this period. Obviously some sites are at greater risk than others. A flood risk assessment, possibly by an independent organisation, should be undertaken at all land-based farms and appro- priate mitigation measures identified.
Other causes Fish handling
Fish handling has accounted for a relatively small number of incidents (7) and escaped fish (713), although there does appear to be an increased reporting rate of small incidents. Five of the seven handling incidents were caused by errors when handling fish for inspection, presumably using a hand net, and one was caused by a fish jumping off a harvest table. Although small in terms of losses, these incidents should be easily preventable and companies should have measures in place to address them. The largest handling incident was caused by the introduction of fish into a net where the mesh was the wrong size. Any experienced member of staff should be sufficiently knowledgeable to prevent such an incident and the company or site supervisor should ensure that there are suitable working methods in place.
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