Managing the safety of burial ground memorials
Date: 16 January 2009
Although the risk of injury from unstable gravestones is very low, cemetery managers are sometimes uncertain what they need to do to comply with their health and safety responsibilities. There has also been some public concern that memorials have been supported or laid down unnecessarily.
The new guidance has been developed in response to requests for more detailed advice on managing memorial stock.
- Managing the safety of burial ground memorials (PDF 0.15mb 17 pages)