Safety Management Updates

Sailing fatality off Cowes 2022 – the MAIB report

Sharp edges and rope cuts – causes, advice and case studies

Haverford West – the UK’s worst paddleboard tragedy

Product Recall | PETZL NEWTON harnesses manufactured in 2022.

Company sentenced for failings that led to child’s death on River Tay

Indoor skiing company fined £100,000 following the death of a child in 2021.

Two fatalities following a wheelyboat capsize in Devon – the MAIB report

Product Recall | Vango folding gas stoves 2024

Local authorities to target unlicensed adventure activity providers

Paddle UK (formerly British Canoeing) – deployment of instructors and others

Capsize of traditional Norfolk Broads sailing vessel

Coroner raises safety concerns following walking activity fatality

Product safety report | ‘Jiuran Neoprene life jacket sold via Fruugo’

Coroner raises safety concerns following a coasteering fatality

Safety Alert | Petzl Astro and Canyon Guide harness

Injury during RYA powerboat training course – MAIB preliminary assessment.

Enforcement Notice issued to a provider offering licensable activities to children

Stand up paddleboard (SUP) safety – choosing the right leash

Kayaking incident Mulroy Bay, Co. Donegal

Product Recall | Wild Country Superlight Rocks 2023

SUP fatalities – Haverfordwest, Wales – the MAIB report

Product Recall | DMM Compact Swivel Units 2022

Gas canister/stove explosion reported – things to consider

Links to Leadership qualification matrices here

Product Recall | Buoyancy aids and life jackets 2022

Product Recall | Petzl Trac Club Trolley (2022)

Auto belay safety guidance

School prosecuted after Mountain Rescue evacuates children from Helvellyn

Product Recall | Petzl Pirana Descender (2022)

Product Recall | Petzl Scorpio Eashook Lanyard (2021)

Product Recall | FIXE – 1 PLX hangers (2017)

Climbing Technology Rollnlock – Alert & request for inspection

The UK Ropes Course and Off Ground Adventure Activities Guide 2021

Product Recall | Beal Tract Up (2021)

Maillon Rapide – safety warning (2021)

Fatality | Capsize & full inversion of RS Venture Connect

SUP fatality in the Camel estuary, Cornwall (2020)

PETZL Low-stretch kermantle ropes – defect alert (2020)

Climber on rope up a tree

Incident highlights cross-loading issue

Boat with propeller under the waterline.

Rescue boat prop injury – child injured

Four people at the top of a Jacob's Ladder

Potential dangers when using tracer lines

Example of a rubber ‘stopper’ termination

Potential issues with rubber stoppers & DBS style buckle system