77% – Safety Hour Attendance last week. Another brilliant week!
104 Close Calls reported last week
- Please find incidents below from the past week:
| 13/03/2016 | Between Pirbright Jn and Farnborough – The PICOP reported that a strap had been left in place at 32m 47ch post possession for item 34 and shorted out when the current was restored. 08:00 – For Cause Screening arranged for the ES and Strapman (Ganymead). The ES examined the rail head no damage and no further action required. |
| 13/03/2016 | Cosham Junction – The PWay Section Manager at Havant reported a staff accident involving a Ganymede contractor who felt a twinge in his back when shovelling ballast. The injury was deemed to have occurred from the previous weekend whilst he was playing football. No anticipated lost time at this stage. |
| 14/03/2016 | Waterloo – 6N60 was incorrectly routed (via route cards) into a possession for the Waterloo International Terminal vice platform 20. 01:10 – The Shift Signaller Manager stated that he gave the wrong route card to the signaller which should have been withdrawn due to a change in the layout. |
| 16/03/2016 | London Waterloo Station – 1A32 (12 car) was signalled into Platform 7 and it was too long to be fully accommodated.
The Signaller had overlooked the stock working of the train and the Driver also overlooked that the train would not fit. The next working was talked out with the leading cab being beyond the signal. |
| 16/03/2016 | Ashurst Station – A Works Delivery Operative strained his lower back whilst lifting cement from the back of a van. He felt the strain when he bent over to lower the cement to the floor. No absence from work anticipated as a result of this injury. |
| 16/03/2016 | Clapham Junction – Clapham PWay manager reported that two members of staff had a minor road accident. One member of the PWay allowed the other out to filter into the traffic when his foot slipped off of the clutch causing a minor collision between them. The collision ripped the wing off the passenger side of the vehicle, but no injuries were sustained. |
| 17/03/2016 | Wimbledon – Earlsfield Station – Telecom Manager reported a COSS working with a team from Colas with his foot between the running rail and conductor rail. When challenged, the COSS realised their error. 13:00 – Upon the MOM reaching site, they were no longer at the location where the incident occurred. |
4. Safety Flash Report – Preventing Hand Injuries
5. Manual Handling Training Dates – MH Training Promo vs2
6. 41% of our LTI’s are Slips, Trips and Falls! Please stay safe when out and about. (Video)
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