Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 60% (Target = 67%)
Close Calls Raised – 40 (Target = 85)
% of Close Calls in <90’s – 81% (Target = 80%)
Incidents last week
| NVR – Network Rail vehicle involved in RTA at Eastleigh resulting in injury to the driver. |
| Wessex Outer DU – A MOS cut his right arm on the edge of the door at Mount Pleasant LC. |
| WX Inner DU – Technician trapped his hand whilst moving scrap rail at Weybridge resulting in a fractured index finger – NSC 27757. |
| Route Services – A driver got his/her foot caught under a rail at Clapham Yard. NSC 27797. |
| Southern IP – A contractor was knocked down outside the project delivery stores by a delivery vehicle Transit Van at Waterloo. (27781). |
| A contractor vehicle involved in RTA at Ascot, resulting in injury to both passenger and driver. |
| Wessex Inner DU – A PWAY MOS was putting in a check rail which slipped and caught his left hand middle finger, causing swelling at New Malden. |
| IP Southern – Jack handle jumped up when contractor was using it which struck him in the jaw causing bruising – NSC 27843 |
| WX Outer DU – Apprentice was taking measurements for sideways movement with a steel rule when he caused a small flashover at Holme |
| 2V43 (1537 Waterloo – Waterloo at W96 signal, Queenstown Rd– (Green to Red) – due to signaller error. |
| 1W21 (1035 Waterloo – Weymouth) reported an irregular sequence at BC165 signal, Bournemouth – Due to signaller error |
| Wessex Inner DU – PICOP gave permission for 6N60 to leave the worksite at North Camp without checking the route was correctly set. (27879) |
| 1L29 (1120 Waterloo – Exeter St Davids) at BE475 signal, Grateley – (Green to Red) – S &T error. |
| WX Outer DU – Apprentice was taking measurements for sideways movement with a steel rule when he caused a small flashover at Holme |
| OCC/COA – 2V43 (1537 Waterloo – Waterloo at W96 signal, Queenstown Rd– (Green to Red) – due to signaller error. |
Material
- IP Southern Home Safe 26th Oct
- Healthcare Defibrillators FAQ
- HOT Protocol
- Role of a Level Crossing Manager
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To whom it may concern,
May I ask why a target has been established for the number of close calls raised, especially when all staff members who attended the last two safety workshops (in Guildford and Woking) were told that no such target existed.
I have noticed a target has only appeared this week since no target has been mentioned in any previous ‘Safety Hour’ webpages.
Many thanks,
David.
David,
Thank you for your question.
I would like to answer your questions in three parts.
Firstly. The reason the target has started appearing on the blog is to make it consistent so now all figures (Safety Hour Attendance, Close Calls Raised and Percentage of close calls closed within 90 days) display the actual as well as the target figure.
Secondly. The reason we have a target is because of Bird’s triangle (The Safety Triangle). This says that on average for every Major Accident, there will be a greater number of Minor Accidents followed by a greater number of Near Misses and an even greater number of Unsafe Behaviours. By reducing the number of Unsafe Behaviours by reporting Close Calls the aim is to reduce the number of Major Accidents.
Lastly. The target shown is a route target. The reason that you were told on the safety day that no such target exists is because this target is not passed onto yourselves at DU level.
Hopefully this answers your question. If this does not, please do not hesitate to get in contact again.