Issue - meetings
River Safety - Overview and update
Meeting: 11/01/2016 - Communities, Transport and Environment Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel (Item 54)
PDF 72 KBA report on River Safety is attached. There will also be a presentation at the meeting.
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Minutes:
Team Manager for Licensing and Environmental Protection – Cath Humphries introduced the report and gave a presentation which covered the following:
· Our reports and evidence
· River Safety Group
· Our Strategy for reducing risks
· Our improvements (fencing, signage, inspection ladders, grablines)
· Got Ya Back! Campaign
· River Rescue Cabinets
· Communications
· For the Future
Panel members made the following points and asked the following questions:
Councillor Kew asked how much the rescue cabinets are used. The officer explained that they had not been used yet, there have been 10 rescues of which 2 involved the police who used floatation devices.
The Chair asked that the Panels congratulations be passed to the River Safety Group.
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