LTB 172/22 - Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY22 08 - Serious Dog Attack

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LTB 172/22 – Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY22 08 – Serious Dog Attack
No. 172/2022

8 April 2022

Our Ref: P18/22

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY22 08 – Serious Dog Attack:

Overview, Background, Description:

Royal Mail Group’s Safety Team have issued RMG SHE Safety Flash FY22 008 following a recent serious dog attack on a postwoman/OPG member in Sheffield who received multiple horrific injuries in the attack. This incident was reported in LTB 147/22. In this case the very aggressive dog violently broke through a garden gate and into the street, where it launched a vicious and devastating attack on the member. Although in this case the postwoman could do little to avoid the attack the Safety Flash has been released to once again raise awareness and raise the profile of the need for the delivery workforce to be vigilant and follow dog risk controls and safe systems of work in order to reduce the risk of dog attacks.

The above was in fact the second recent serious dog attack in the Sheffield postcode area and in the other incident another postwoman/OPG member had a finger bitten off and a second finger damaged whilst pushing mail through a letterbox. The dog remained silent prior to the attack, giving no warning. The same dog had bitten a postman/OPG twelve months prior to this incident. The postwoman who was injured was covering the delivery round and was unaware and not informed that the address concerned had a ‘Delivery Suspension’ in place!

Police investigations and internal Royal Mail/CWU joint investigations are both underway. The CWU Area Health and Safety Representative is fully involved locally in the investigation and the CWU/HQ Health, Safety and Environment Department involved nationally. We are in close contact with our Branch ASR and in regular contact also with the Royal Mail Security Investigation team and Royal Mail Group Senior Lawyer and Legal Department, receiving regular updates.

Read more at the link.