Wessex Safety Hour – 26th July 2016.

26th July 2016 Saleem Ali Leave a comment

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 65% – Very low this week. We all need to take the time out and have a safety conversation.

Close Calls Raised – 105

Incidents last week

20/07/2016 – Wimbledon – Staff accident Member of Wimbledon S&T banged his head on the lid of a flame vault tool locker, causing a minor abrasion to the side of his head. First aid treatment was carried out and injured person was ok to continue work. Known fault on the Flam vault hinge. Close Call Report stuff before it causes an accident.

21/07/2016 – Fareham – Staff accident IP was utilising a spike extractor to remove spikes from baseplates when a spike split allowing the jaw to slip up and the handle of the tool shot up and struck a glancing blow to his chin, a plaster was fitted and he returned to work that night. Check all tools for damage before use and at regular intervals .

21/07/2016 – Totton – Possession Irregularity – Item 64 ODM reported whilst carrying out site visits, that he has discovered a possession irregularity within Item 64. The PLB and detonators were placed on the London side of 573 points instead of the country side. This was also beyond the limits of the possession albeit still within a Line Blockage. Upon initial investigation it had appeared that the diagram had been misread. The investigation is ongoing.

21/07/2016 – Feltham – Staff Accident (RTA). Member of Feltham S&T advised that when on route to a fault approaching a roundabout in the Hanworth area (Apex Corner), the van was driven in to the rear of a car in front. No injuries were sustained.

22/07/2016 – Reading – Staff Accident. Distribution and Plant Operative twisted his knee getting out of a van. He had immediate pain, but it went off. After 2 days however, the injury became swollen and was then reported. The injured party was happy to continue working however, further medical attention is being sought. Reminder: report all accidents at the time no matter how trivial the seem.

P O S Combined Briefing July 2016 version 4

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Driver Stand Down – Video 2

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Wessex Safety Hour – 19th July 2016

18th July 2016 Adam Leave a comment

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 74%

Close Calls Raised – 61

Incidents last week

10/07/2016 Liss Level Crossing Petersfield Signaller reported that a Strapman had placed straps outside of the possession limits which caused Liss AHBs to fail. ODM reported that the mileage for the strap was incorrect. MOM on site and confirmed the incident to be a planning error. IO went to site and also confirmed that the straps had been placed in the correct position as per the paperwork provided.

10/07/2016 Wimbledon Wimbledon ASC reported a possession irregularity with 6Z08 exiting Item 36. The Driver had called from W176 having been advised by the PICOP to move up to the protection to clarify where the protection was. The next call received was from W172 outside the possession.

13/07/2016 Eastleigh 2B89 reported that railway staff were using the walking route with the white light extinguished. No near miss.

13/07/2016 Elm Road level crossing Member of staff from Eastleigh renewals reported an accident when rodding up into a cable troughing route. The resistance suddenly became loose causing his hand / thumb to come into contact with a concrete lid bending the fingernail back causing bleeding. PPE was being worn and first aid was administered.

13/07/2016 Croydon Senior Technical Officer Clapham depot reported that he was involved in an accident after picking up a Network Rail vehicle in readiness for night duties. Whilst driving along Windmill Road, a vehicle attempting to turn left into another road braked heavily having seen some girls who had jumped in front of the vehicle. The Network Rail vehicle hit the rear of the car in front causing damage to their rear bumper. There was no damage to the Network Rail vehicle or injuries to the Drivers.

14/07/2016 Ascot 5C09 reported hitting the platform edge while running through platform 2 causing slight damage to the protection bar by the driver steps. P-Way identified the platform edge to be out of gauge by 100mm. 20 mph speed imposed. The gauging appeared to be a result of recent works connected to the platform lengthening programme.

14/07/2016 Woking 2P23 had a Cat A SPAD on WK375 on the down fast line by approximately 2 metres. It was identified that the Driver had a momentary lapse in concentration and read across having seen the signal on the Down Slow clear. When moving forward, the Driver then realised but it was too late to react.

Trespass Incidents are on the increase – We must remain vigilant. We must challenge people on the line and report trespassers / suspicious people.

Near Miss Stand Down Brief – Wessex NM Standdown june 16 – V1.0

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Wessex Safety Hour – 12th July 2016

11th July 2016 Adam Leave a comment

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 67%

Close Calls Raised – 71

Incidents last week

03/07/16 Witley	Two members of Guildford Off Track were transferring catch pit segments from the platform onto a trolley. One of the segments slipped out of the injured party’s hands trapping and cutting their left hand middle finger between one already loaded. First aid was administered and a plaster applied. He did not require an ambulance or hospital visit and continued his duty.
04/07/16 Axminster	1L95 (05:51 Gillingham to Exeter St Davids) passed SE4787 signal at danger by 10 yards having lost concentration. The train was bought to a stand by the Drivers application of the brakes.
06/07/16 Fareham	ES for Item 106 reported that an RRV had reversed into a fence at the station. The fencing was believed to have belonged to a company called Kendall. The RRV had scraped the sleeper fence which had made it loose, but staff carried out a full repair. It appeared that the Driver had misjudged the turning circle.
07/07/16	Member of Havant S&T had a low speed collision with a car in the works van within a Morrison’s car park. No one was injured and there was only slight damage to the car and van. 18:50 – Accident Form completed.
07/07/16 Tolworth	Member of Wimbledon S&T had a vehicle accident at Tolworth roundabout. No injuries sustained.
08/07/16 Hook	1T37 reported that the advance warning board for the 30/100 ESR was incorrect and showing 30/60 and had applied the brakes sharply to reduce the speed to 60mph. 14:34 – Basingstoke Pway rectified the advanced warning board.

IP Home Safe 6 July

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Wessex Safety Hour – 5th July 2016

5th July 2016 Adam Leave a comment

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 71%

Close Calls Raised – 92

Incidents last week

26/06/2016 03:00 Pirbright Junction / Fleet	A Contractor from Morson Vital placed detonator protection onto the open Down Slow Line in error for WON 13 Item 49. It had been noticed by a Strapman who advised the contractor and the protection was cleared. The reason for the error was due to contractor having accessed the track from the wrong side, they had become confused which line was which.
27/06/2016 12:45 Wimbledon Depot Wimbledon Station Exit	A member of Wimbledon PWAY bruised their left hand when getting into a van via the sliding door whilst holding onto the door frame. When the passenger door was closed by another member of staff, it trapped the persons hand. He applied ice at the time of the incident did not require a hospital visit.
28/06/2016 01:16 Nine Elms Junction	5R00 reported a near miss with 2 members of McGinley P-way staff. The investigation is ongoing to understand why they were in the position they were whilst carrying out strapping duties for T3 item 21.
28/06/2016 03:27 Berrylands Station – Byfleet Junction	A Ganymead contractor applied earthing straps for work site B (item 57) at 19m 36ch rather than 19m 50ch. The ES advised that the strapman had been to the site previously and had assumed the straps were to be placed at the same location.
01/07/2016 01:42 Romsey	Member of Works Delivery PWay had their little finger trapped within the left switch blade of 588 points. The team had been changing stretcher bars when one of them barred the switch open to remove a bolt. The injured party attended A&E after the pain had been keeping him awake. The x-ray showed a crush to the tip of his finger which was also extremely swollen. Medication was prescribed and he was told to elevate his finger and rest.
01/07/2016 11:04 Axminster	At 11:04 the Basingstoke WoE Signaller granted a line blockage of the Up and Down Exeter lines to the Yeovil Junction MOM to complete an Insulated Rail Joint inspection for a fault picked up by the Measurement Train. SE4790 signal button was thought to have been cancelled by the Signaller (putting the signal to red) so he granted the line blockage without checking the aspect indication for the signal. At 11:14 the Signaller realised that 1L40 had entered the limits and attempted to call the Driver, but this call was cancelled as the MOM had called in from the SPT for SE4788 signal to report the train coming into the limits and was sounding the horn.The Yeovil MOM was clear and safe of the line and no near miss was reported.