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Fairground ride operator fined for safety failings (14 March 2016)
Date: 14/03/2016
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted the operator of a fairground ride for safety failings, after two members of the public fell from a ride at Andover Carnival in Hampshire.
On 20 July 2014, John Searle – from Hook in northeast Hampshire – was one of the ride controllers at the carnival, operating his Music Trip (Miami trip) ride.
The ride had been running a short time when the lap bar became loose and rose upwards – two members of the public slipped under the lap bar and fell around two metres from the ride, sustaining cuts and bruising.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive into the incident found that the passenger restraint mechanism – the lap bar – was not fully effective.
The lap bar had not been properly adjusted, which meant the ride could be operated with the lap bar partially open.
There was also evidence of poor maintenance, as the lap bar padding was worn and loose and one of the seat pommels was missing.
At Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court, John Searle – of The Shack, London Road, Hook in Hampshire – pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
He was fined £865 and ordered to pay costs of £1,808.
After the hearing, HSE inspector Karen Morris said:
“This should be a warning to other ride operators that it is simply not acceptable for people to be ejected from rides.
“Rides must be adequately maintained and properly adjusted to ensure that riders are not put at risk.
“Fairgrounds should have an illusion of danger, but an underlying assurance of safety.”
Duncan Lewis Personal Injury Solicitors – No win no fee Public Liability Claims
Duncan Lewis personal injury solicitors can advise those who suffer injury in public places as a result of negligence on how to make a claim for compensation, including claims relating to:
• Cinemas, concert halls and theatres
• Fairgrounds and funfairs
• Farms and agricultural centres
• Fêtes and county shows
• Hotels, pubs and restaurants
• Parks and playing fields
• Public highways
• Petting zoos
• Shopping malls
• Sports and leisure centres
• Swimming pools and lidos.
Public liability personal injury claims have to be made within three years of injury or diagnosis of injury – children can claim personal injury compensation up to the age of 21.
For expert legal advice on no win no fee Public Liability Claims, call Duncan Lewis personal injury solicitors on 0333 772 0409.