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The UK's Health & Safety Executive have now released
their final report in to the events surrounding the
Barrow outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in 2002.
A catalogue of "basic
failings"
"The number of fateful
'coincidences' involved was scarcely credible"
"Such basic failings
should not have occurred and, sadly, these failures
could have been easily prevented"
Background to the Report
In August 2002, seven members of the public died and
180 people suffered ill health as a result of an outbreak
of legionella at a council-owned arts and leisure facility
in the town centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Following
the court case, two public meetings were held to allow
members of the public, and those affected, to learn
more about the circumstances and the causes of the outbreak.
The Barrow Legionnaires’ Outbreak Public Meetings
were held on 4 and 11 December 2006 at Abbey House Hotel,
Barrow. They were chaired by former West Lancashire
MP Colin Pickthall.
The purpose of the report is to record the content
of those meetings and to allow others to learn what
caused the outbreak and what changes have been made
since. It has also been produced to allow dutyholders
with similar responsibilities for controlling legionella
to benefit from the findings of the investigation and
be able to apply the recommendations identified as a
result of the tragedy. The report explains both the
technical steps, and the essentials of good health and
safety management that can make sure a similar tragedy
never happens again.
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