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This section shows the images, pictures, that where taken in 1993. John Ward of I.B.C. assured the author that the Health And Safety Executive where supervising the Broom Hill pool, this was not the case. The Broom Hill swimming pool was being managed by the overall pools manager John Ward and the Broom Hill pools manager Steven Huntley.
The image below is of the diving boards, note the large black plastic sheet hanging from the three metre spring board. This thick plastic sheet, not as thick as the management, was a plastic slide that was not successful. This sheet was left hanging from the three metre board for the children's summer holiday. This sheet was dangerous, a person trapped inside it would have difficulty getting out.
The image below is of the disgusting state of the stair case
leading up to the two metre static diving board. The very minimal
none slip strips that where attached to the steps had come off
through ware / use, this stair way was very dangerous. The author
threatened Steven Huntley the manager of the pool because he
witnessed children slipping / falling down these stair ways and
being hurt.
The image below is a close up shot of the steps of the stair case
that joins the two and four metre static diving boards. The
author was petrified that a person was going to be seriously
hurt slipping on these steps or just falling through them if
they broke.
This image is of the stair way to the three metre spring diving
board, most of the none slip material on the steps had come off
through wear.
This image is of the top fixed diving platform, this platform was painted with a red slippery sealant, this was extremely dangerous. Children kept falling over near the entrance stair way. Note it is wearing badly, the board would have been slightly safer with no sealant applied.
This view is from the entrance to the top five metre fixed
platform diving board down to the board below. Below this is a
drop to the next board and to the concrete ground.
The image below was the authors main concern, the fall from the
side of this diving board was 12 feet to the tiled pool side
below. It is alleged that a child had fallen off this board and
needed hospital treatment for a fractured skull. The H.S.E.
ordered protective side hand rails to be fitted.
The image below is of the short stair case that connects the
four metre static diving board to the five metre static
diving board.
The author received a commendation from the H.S.E. Director General in London for making these diving boards safer for general public use.
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