59% – Safety Hour Attendance last week
120 Close Calls reported last week
- Please find incidents below from the past week:
Date Details 01/02/2016 Witley / Haslemere – A member of Havant PWay walked up some steps to open an access gate at Brook Gardens (WPH1 40m 20ch) when he slipped on wet mud as he opened the access gate. He then fell over and landed on to some abandoned troughing outside the gate and strained an injury to his back. He was able to resume duty and the abandoned troughing was Close Called via the App.
02/02/2016 Clapham – A blockman for item 9 placed detonator protection within Clapham Yard (6 Road) vice the Down Windsor Slow. A train within the yard then ran over them.
02/02/2016 Upton Lovell (Warminster Line) – A Welding and Grinding Technician was pushing a trolley loaded with welding equipment on a gradient with a colleague within 121 when his back gave way causing a sharp pain. (Possibly a sprain).
02/02/2016 Portsmouth and Southsea Down Carriage Sidings – A member of the PWay was unloading tools from a van when they tripped on a wire concealed by leaves.
He put out his hand out to break his fall and hit a key housing which twisted his middle finger on the right hand.
First aid was given but a hospital visit was also required.06/02/2016 Guildford Station – Member of Guildford Off Track Operative was assisting with erecting concrete shuttering underneath a make shift shelter. A large gust of wind knocked over the shelter made of Tarpaulin and Wood and the Operative was struck on the head causing a 5-7 inch gash.
First aid was applied and they were taken directly to hospital where the gash was glued together.
06/02/2016 Romsey / Dunbridge – The Salisbury MOM was involved in a road collision where their Network Rail car then rolled.
The MOM sustained a cut to his hand where he got out of the vehicle and suffered from shock.
The car was a right off.06/02/2016 Salisbury – Staff working in Item 108 ruptured a gas main within platform 2.
The Project Manager reported that a CAT scan was carried out prior to works, but was not detected.
The gas main was not listed within the Buried services list or Hazard directory.
2. Occupational Health Information
Network Rail_Employee Newsletter (Feb 16)
Network Rail_Getting on with people poster (Feb 16)
Network Rail_Getting on with people info sheet (Feb 15)
Network Rail EAP flyer (Sept 14)
Validium Group Contact – Carol Chalmers-Hunt
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