Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 73%  (Target = 67%)

Close Calls Raised – 62  (Target = 130)

% of Close Calls in <90’s – 78%  (Target = 80%)

 

Incidents last week

13/03/2017 Barnes	Late Reported Staff Accident A member of Clapham PWAY reported that he had cut his finger on 12/03/2017 13:30 whilst removing a seized bolt on an IBJ. As he tried to remove a piece of metal that was obstructing the nut, he cut his finger through his protective gloves. He visited the hospital where the wound was cleaned and dressed. Due to the late report, the Golden Hour was not applied.
16/03/2017 Waterloo	Contractor injury A McGinley’s contractor member of staff was working on W1502B points when he tripped over a rail in the 4 foot hurting ankle. He was assisted off of the track and was taken to hospital by another contactor from McGinley, where he was diagnosed as having sprained it. The Woking Section Manager acted as a point of contact and maintained communication with the Contractors manager and WICC for updates.
16/03/2017 Romsey	Contractor injury A contractor working for SGL Forestry cut his arm on a stationary chainsaw which required 5 stitches. The Golden Hour was applied and he was able to return on light duties.
18/03/2017 Chertsey	Line block irregularity A Vital Protection Controller gave up a Line Blockage with the Feltham Signaller and as the train (5O02) passed him, but was unsure if his hand signaller who had been responsible for keying back F297 to danger had been in in a position of safety beforehand. Vital carried out a welfare check and were considering conducting their own investigation.
18/03/2017 Barnes	5Z15 – Operational irregularity An Emergency REC call was sent to the Driver of 5Z15 by the Wimbledon Panel 5 Signaller when he noticed the train making a wrong direction movement without authority after it had performed a shunt.The incident is subject to a review and further investigation, but early indications show that the train had not travelled far enough in rear of W1090 ground position light signal due to the Driver not being able to see the stop car marks which were dirty.Upon the Driver then changing ends, he began to move forward to sight the signal which was now behind him.The Wimbledon MOM attended and cleaned up the stop car marks and created a new temporary 10 car stop mark to mitigate against further incidents.
19/03/2017 Waterloo	Staff Accident A member of Works Delivery staff was lowering the jack on a rail when his middle finger on his left hand got caught and cut open. First Aid was given on site and he visited St Thomas’ Hospital where he was given pain killers, a tetanus injection and was signed off work for a week. The Golden Hour was applied.
19/03/2017 Waterloo West Crossings	Points run through – 6N01-1590pts-Item 3 A Works Delivery Manager reported that engineering train 6N01 had ran through 1590b points and half the train was on the Up Windsor with the other half on the Down Windsor. A waggon which had been traversing the two lines on pivot axles had also collided with an RRV trailer carrying a tamping unit. Upon investigation it was discovered a team of 3 testers were on site and within the Waterloo relay room at the time and had been carrying out their own work when the points moved causing the incident to occur. There were no injuries, but the infrastructure was damaged which required repair. The work required put the possession times back and it overran Monday morning causing significant delays and cancellations to the morning peak. This incident is subject to a review to fully understand what went wrong and an investigation will follow.

Material

IP Southern Home Safe 15 Mar 17
NR Driver Training On Road Training : Assessment

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