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19/06/2009

Faulty Tyres results in death and £6,650 fine!

Tyre Pressure Monitoring saves lives

Tyre Pressure Monitoring saves lives!

The BBC recently reported on a safety warning being issued following the death of a farm worker in a quad bike accident in the Scottish Borders. Grant Shannon, 34, died on Kelloe Mains Farm near Duns on 14 June 2007.

Last week the Farm owners R&J McDonald were fined £6,650 under the Health and Safety at Work Act after admitting charges.

The Health and Safety Executive said Mr Shannon’s death could “easily have been prevented” and stressed the need to properly maintain such equipment. There were a number of health and safety issues but the most serious was incorrect tyre pressure.

The company admitted charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act for “failure to provide and maintain plant (ATV) that was, so far as reasonably practicable, safe”.

Inspector Gillian McLean said: “Mr Shannon’s death could easily have been prevented.” She said that prior to using an ATV the driver should receive “adequate, formal training” and it should be checked that the vehicle was in “good mechanical condition”.

For a small investment in a tyre pressure monitor companies can save lives and avoid the cost of being fined or even imprisoned for breaches in Health and Safety. aide automotive supplies two products that remove the guesswork of determining the correct tyre pressure of your vehicles, PressurePro or Air Alert.