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Freedom of Information and Health and Safety

This blog is aimed at shaming those who ignore health and safety and those who abuse the Freedom of Information Act out of laziness, corruption or to cover up incompetence.

HSE report into wind turbine collapses

Windfarms Posted on Fri, May 02, 2014 18:06:32

Email sent to Ben Bradshaw MP 30 April 2014 08:02

Dear Mr Bradshaw

Please a recent HSE statement from the ref the wind turbine collapses in the SW 18 months ago. A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive said:

“HSE’s investigation into the wind turbine collapse at a farm in Bradworthy last year revealed that the turbine collapsed due to installation errors in the foundations.

“The supplier, Endurance Wind Power, has checked its existing turbines are safe and taken measures to ensure that future installations follow its design criteria. HSE is satisfied with this action.”

The HSE may well be satisfied by such response but I am certainly not and do state, at best, this HSE response is HOGWASH…. It’s taken the HSE nearly 18 months to reach this conclusion and god knows how much public funds for their so called thorough investigation. The HSE have failed to release a copy of their full inquiry on their website.

I call upon my MP to write to the HSE asking for a copy of their full report into the 2 collapses and for the full cost incurred by the HSE.

I fervently believe the root cause for these WT failures is down to sub standard design, counterfeit material, ie anchor bolts, grout, poor construction methods and no supervision.

The two para HSE statement above hardly constitutes a full and thorough investigation and, of course, Endurance Power would make such a statement wouldn’t they!

I believe the HSE should conduct their own thorough investigations into such incidents and be able to demonstrate how they reached their conclusion NOT just rely on any old cock and bull story from the principle contractors. They must also explain in chapter and verse their findings and the full technical explanations of their finding.

God help the nation and the general public if this is SOP for all HSE investigations.

Please also ascertain from the HSE how much this particular investigation has cost the Taxpayer.

I look forward to your response on this matter

With thanks

Yours sincerely

Alan M Dransfield



Oops, no lightning protection at nuclear bases

Lightning Protection Posted on Fri, May 02, 2014 17:37:39

Email sent 30 April 2014 15:55 to Ben Bradshaw MP

Dear Mr Bradshaw

Further to my earlier request ref Lightning Protection failure at UK Nuclear bases. Please see the ICO response to my FOI request which at best is hogwash and at worst criminally negligent.

For your information action and files

Alan M Dransfield

Ps

I have often referred to body bags at various site in Devon but if one of these Nuclear site takes a direct lightning strike Body Bags will NOT be needed ?!?

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/80789/response/224144/attach/3/HSE%20Response%20Mr%20Dransfield.pdf



BBC using rogue vexatious decision

Vexatious Posted on Fri, May 02, 2014 17:26:33

Email sent 30th April 2014 17:54 to Ben Bradshaw MP

Dear Mr Bradshaw

I consider this BBC article to be libelous of my good family name.

With thanks

Alan M Dransfield

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/198892/response/502292/attach/2/IR2014009%20internal%20review.pdf