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                       Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 006

                                           S Martin – 17 June 2005


                                                      Fatalities

         This week we have been notified of three fatalities that have occurred on fuel station forecourts.

         In the USA a father and son were working in a trench when it collapsed.  The father died at the scene and
         the  son  is  recovering  in  hospital.  On  the  same  day,  a  scaffolder  fell  approx  10m  to  his  death  while
         striking scaffold.

         In  South  America an electrician fell to his death whilst working within  a canopy.   He had entered the
         canopy  structure  to  carry  out  maintenance  on  an  electrical box within the canopy.   He was wearing a
         harness  and  had  connected  the  lanyard  to  the  canopy  structure,  but  had  not secured the lanyard to his
         harness.  Whilst  working  from  a  plank  he  had  taken  with  him it is believed the plank slipped off the
         support beams and he fell through  the lower deck of the canopy.

         All our thoughts  are with the families and friends they left behind.

         This  month  we  have  also  had  an  accident  occur  on  site  with  the  injured  party  suffering  a  suspected
         hairline fracture of the foot. This has developed into a reportable accident and a detailed report has been
         sent  to  the  customer  and  the  HSE.  The  injured  party  was  trapped  between  a  Heras  fence  base  and a
         MEWP  when  the  vehicle  was maneuvering.  Both parties were trained to UK PIA, IPAF, PASMA and
         CSCS but were not paying enough attention to the potential danger.  The driver was in a position that he
         could not see the injured party, and there was no banksman coordinating the maneuver. PLEASE NOTE
         THAT  A  BANKSMAN  MUST  BE  VISIBLE  TO  THE  DRIVER  WHEN  ANY  PLANT  IS  BEING
         MOVED.

         As  can  be  seen,  no  matter  how  hard  we  try  to  stress  safety,  it  is  your  actions  on  site  that  make  the
         difference  between  a  happy,  safe  site  and  a  tragedy.  We  provide  and  insist  that  you  wear  protective
         footwear, headwear, eyewear, high viz vests, carry out regular toolbox talks highlighting the hazards on
         site and all of you have  attended many  safety training courses including most recently CSCS.  We urge
         you  to  think  of  the  three  recent  deaths  and  the  injury  to  your  colleague  and  remember  those  when
         working on site.

         “let’s make sure that we continue to make our sites THE SAFEST by helping ourselves, our colleagues,
         our customers and even our competitors by improving training, helping where necessary and addressing
         any issues of concern there and then”

         If you have any quires regarding the Safety Bulletin content or require further information please contact
         any staff member of Xmo Strata Ltd.

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