HSE continue to investigate the incident involving the collapse of ventilation ducting at Minster College on 12 May 2009. HSE Inspectors and Specialists have now completed gathering evidence from site and control of the hall has been handed back to the college.
Initial investigations have identified that the steel wires which attached the ducting to the hall roof failed. Evidence gathered from the hall will now be examined by the Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) in Buxton. It would be inappropriate to speculate, at this stage, on what may have caused the failure of the steel wires.
The investigation is likely to take sometime but HSE will provide further information when we are able to do so.
HSE is investigating the incident.
We currently have inspectors on site including a specialist construction engineering inspector. We are working with Minster College and Kent County Council to ascertain the cause of the incident and see if there are any lessons to be learnt.
We can confirm that there was no asbestos present in the heating duct or the hall.
Social media
Javascript is required to use HSE website social media functionality.
Follow HSE on Twitter:
Follow @H_S_E