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Loudspeaker been hacked
“Footballs coming home” heard ringing around Hamilton.
All under control now
“Footballs coming home” heard ringing around Hamilton.
All under control now
Only two afternoon meetings - so every effort probably being made to synchronise them 
Reaching out too far in an attempt to swat a drone?
2 of them injured. The cherry picker must have toppled over? jessuss poor lads - hope they ok.
Not good news for those involved. They must have fallen at least 30 feet
little bit extra time given to collate and manipulate the already decided industry sps 
Graham Cunningham
@gcunning12
· 8m
Delay to racing here at Hamilton. A couple of the camera crew have fallen from the cherry picker basket onto the roof of the Racetech truck. Emergency services are on the grounds so fingers crossed.
@gcunning12
· 8m
Delay to racing here at Hamilton. A couple of the camera crew have fallen from the cherry picker basket onto the roof of the Racetech truck. Emergency services are on the grounds so fingers crossed.
Hope these guys are ok. I would think that an investigation may have to take place here. HSE and/or police. May not go ahead this meeting.
Fire engines and ambulances rush to Hamilton racecourse after cameramen falls from cherry picker 
I hope they are going to be OK, what an absolutely dreadful thing to have happened.
Jun 29, 2021 -- 2:52PM, xmoneyx wrote:
those cherry pickers go seriously high
Correct.
I can't stand heights, always gives me shivers seeing someone do that job.
The H&S Working at Height regulations very tight and you cannot take any chances. A full risk assessment, method statement, safety plan is needed to keep workers safe from injury. This would include "out riggers" to stop toppling and individual harnesses locked to the cradle rails to prevent falling. Unless rules are breached it is pretty much impossible to fall from one of these things in operation.
What the f...k are we doing in this country having men go up in a cherry picker to film the racing?
Haven't the BHA and racecourses heard of purpose built camera towers?
Haven't the BHA and racecourses heard of purpose built camera towers?
Health and safety guidelines say you have to wear a safety harness in a cherry picker so it should be impossible to fall out
ABANDONED.="Harry is 12/1 to score 2 or more goals.And he takes the penalties.
Racing has been abandoned
@HamiltonParkRC
due to an incident on the course
@HamiltonParkRC
due to an incident on the course
One guy being treated at the scene and the other on route to hospital.
Sounds like the cherry-picker toppled rather than the guys just falling out...Graham Cunningham said something about the machine being at 8 o'clock angle...Been up them myself as a passenger and certainly felt very vulnerable..
its the contradiction of harnesses in cherry pickers by law your connected to the picker all well and good till the picker itself topples and your going down with it,argued about for years at safety meetings
them pickers are fine if the machine stays in same spot, but if your up a height and need to move the actually wheels,the basket swings a inch and feels like its swinging in the wind, think 18mph winds are the maximum you can take one up in
They always look very high. Does anyone know how high they usually are at courses ? One company who advertises them for sale have them up to 59 metres.
looking at the arm of the hoist i think it's higher, they have a pic in the same report
By Sporting Life
18:45 · TUE June 29, 2021
Two cameramen were taken to hospital after falling from an elevated platform before racing at Hamilton.
A delay to racing was initially announced while emergency services attended to the injured men, with the meeting eventually called off just after 3.35pm.
The cameraman were working for RaceTech, who provide broadcast services for racing, and an investigation is already underway.
A statement from the company read: “Following a serious incident prior to the first race at Hamilton Park involving a mobile elevated camera platform, two freelance camera operators, Robbie Cotgrave and Kit Campbell, have been seriously injured and taken to hospital.
“A full investigation is underway into the cause of the incident.
“Our thoughts and concerns are very much with our two colleagues at this time.”
Clerk of the course Harriet Graham said the well being of the cameramen soon became the priority over the need to stage the fixture.
She said: “About half an hour before the first race an incident happened involving RaceTech operators and a hoist.
“Our emergency teams reacted immediately and then we needed to call the fire service and ambulances, so we had fire engines on site and the police.
“It took them a long time to assess the situation and extract them and take them off to hospital. During this time the timeline became more and more extended.
“The decision was we would wait for CID to arrive to see if we could continue racing, but they indicated they wouldn’t be making a decision in the short term.
“So, we held a stewards’ inquiry and the decision was made to call off racing.
“Whilst that is a big decision, we felt we had no timeline for when we could start racing and the main thing is all our thoughts are with the two guys who have gone off to hospital for further assessment. Let’s hope they are OK.
“In the bigger picture racing is secondary in this situation. A nasty accident has happened, two people are injured. They are having the best care they could have and received immediate attention.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “We were alerted at 1.35pm on Tuesday, June 29 to an incident at Hamilton Park Racecourse, Hamilton.
“Operations Control mobilised two appliances to the scene and using an aerial rescue pump firefighters rescued two male casualties who had fallen onto the roof of a vehicle before handing them into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe and there were no further reported casualties.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service added: “We received a call at 13.38hrs this afternoon to attend an incident at Hamilton racecourse. Two ambulances and two rapid response vehicles were dispatched to the scene.”
A spokesperson for British Horseracing Authority said: “Everybody at the BHA is concerned by the reports from Hamilton this afternoon and our thoughts are with the two RaceTech employees who have been injured.
“We wish both a full and speedy recovery.”
18:45 · TUE June 29, 2021
Two cameramen were taken to hospital after falling from an elevated platform before racing at Hamilton.
A delay to racing was initially announced while emergency services attended to the injured men, with the meeting eventually called off just after 3.35pm.
The cameraman were working for RaceTech, who provide broadcast services for racing, and an investigation is already underway.
A statement from the company read: “Following a serious incident prior to the first race at Hamilton Park involving a mobile elevated camera platform, two freelance camera operators, Robbie Cotgrave and Kit Campbell, have been seriously injured and taken to hospital.
“A full investigation is underway into the cause of the incident.
“Our thoughts and concerns are very much with our two colleagues at this time.”
Clerk of the course Harriet Graham said the well being of the cameramen soon became the priority over the need to stage the fixture.
She said: “About half an hour before the first race an incident happened involving RaceTech operators and a hoist.
“Our emergency teams reacted immediately and then we needed to call the fire service and ambulances, so we had fire engines on site and the police.
“It took them a long time to assess the situation and extract them and take them off to hospital. During this time the timeline became more and more extended.
“The decision was we would wait for CID to arrive to see if we could continue racing, but they indicated they wouldn’t be making a decision in the short term.
“So, we held a stewards’ inquiry and the decision was made to call off racing.
“Whilst that is a big decision, we felt we had no timeline for when we could start racing and the main thing is all our thoughts are with the two guys who have gone off to hospital for further assessment. Let’s hope they are OK.
“In the bigger picture racing is secondary in this situation. A nasty accident has happened, two people are injured. They are having the best care they could have and received immediate attention.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “We were alerted at 1.35pm on Tuesday, June 29 to an incident at Hamilton Park Racecourse, Hamilton.
“Operations Control mobilised two appliances to the scene and using an aerial rescue pump firefighters rescued two male casualties who had fallen onto the roof of a vehicle before handing them into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe and there were no further reported casualties.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service added: “We received a call at 13.38hrs this afternoon to attend an incident at Hamilton racecourse. Two ambulances and two rapid response vehicles were dispatched to the scene.”
A spokesperson for British Horseracing Authority said: “Everybody at the BHA is concerned by the reports from Hamilton this afternoon and our thoughts are with the two RaceTech employees who have been injured.
“We wish both a full and speedy recovery.”
dont think you,ll ever see one on a racecourse again as stated above ridiculous risking your life to bring pics of a horse race
anyone who,s ever done a risk ass no,s the 1st question is
a,dont work at height if job can be done on the floor
b,if it has to be done from a height can it be engineered away so people dont need to go up a height blimps been used in golf for example for last 20/30 yrs,now drones
punters pay 2 grand for drone pics,they dont hire a MEWP
anyone who,s ever done a risk ass no,s the 1st question is
a,dont work at height if job can be done on the floor
b,if it has to be done from a height can it be engineered away so people dont need to go up a height blimps been used in golf for example for last 20/30 yrs,now drones
punters pay 2 grand for drone pics,they dont hire a MEWP
Update: Two camera operators injured in an accident at Hamilton Park racecourse are "expected to make a full recovery". The two operators are receiving hospital treatment following Tuesday's incident
That's excellent to read that they're going to be OK.
I was there at Hamilton yesterday (annual member) and firstly let's hope that reports of 'expected to make a full recovery' are correct, A&E wards full of people with life changing injuries after falling from roofs, ladders etc and as per below, these cherry pickers can go really high!
Is there any reason why all the camerawork is not done via drones or following vehicles or fixed cameras in grandstands etc? There's a cherry picker position on far side at Kelso which always gives me a shiver, it's very exposed and Kelso known to get a bit windy now and again!!
The information coming through via the racecourse yesterday was intermittent and lacking any great details and there were a few murmurs about keeping people there so they could continue to spend at the concessions, but under the circumstances I doubt the racecourse could have done any more, and the lovely weather helped keep the mood respectful and calm. Now of course the test for the racecourse will be how quickly and efficiently they reach out with refunds etc.
Is there any reason why all the camerawork is not done via drones or following vehicles or fixed cameras in grandstands etc? There's a cherry picker position on far side at Kelso which always gives me a shiver, it's very exposed and Kelso known to get a bit windy now and again!!
The information coming through via the racecourse yesterday was intermittent and lacking any great details and there were a few murmurs about keeping people there so they could continue to spend at the concessions, but under the circumstances I doubt the racecourse could have done any more, and the lovely weather helped keep the mood respectful and calm. Now of course the test for the racecourse will be how quickly and efficiently they reach out with refunds etc.
Good that they are both expected to make a full recovery.
about 25 yrs ago before the widespread use of MEWPS,we use to use a man basket, to work up heights a basket with 4 chains on to a central lifting shackle that hooks on to a mobile crane jib,2 of us were about 60 ft up inm the steel works and a overhead crane forget we were there and smacked us with his hook send us spinning like a top ,we were screaming,panicing mobile crane driver was keeping his eye on us at got his down in seconds,we were shaking a ran to canteen to get a cup of tea,the overhead crane driver came in shaking like a leaf says do you mind lads can i get a tea with 5 sugars ive just hit 2 lads in a man basket,we said we no it was us,and we all burst out laughing 
Was working in a scissor lift nearly 40 years , lift was at maximum height when the operator pressed the outrigger control instead of the lower button , it wasn't a brown trouser moment but it came pretty close
worse i heard america
guy cooked alive in a industrial oven
guy cooked alive in a industrial oven
ive worked next to,gilled by elf ans safety on 3 deaths in steelworks
one fell [ scaffolder ] about 30ft cracked his skull open,
another boilermaker fell about 60 ft
a bricklayer been passed a pinch/crow bar slipped through his hand and pointy end went straight threw his eye in to his brain/skull,
didnt die instantly and one of lads sat with him comforting him with a 4ft pinch bar hanging out of his eye,died on way to hospital
all 3 easily avoidable,but most of them are ,piper alfa caused by shift change not removing a danger board/permitt
one fell [ scaffolder ] about 30ft cracked his skull open,
another boilermaker fell about 60 ft
a bricklayer been passed a pinch/crow bar slipped through his hand and pointy end went straight threw his eye in to his brain/skull,
didnt die instantly and one of lads sat with him comforting him with a 4ft pinch bar hanging out of his eye,died on way to hospital
all 3 easily avoidable,but most of them are ,piper alfa caused by shift change not removing a danger board/permitt
and yes at safety passport courses i start off surrounded by lads and by the time ive told a few tales ,theres no one sat within 20 feet of me,
Both lads freelance one back home the other having pins in his arm.
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