Wessex Safety Hour – 11th May 2018

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 77%  (Target = 67%)

Close Calls Raised – 65  (Target = 113)

% of Close Calls in <90’s – 84%  (Target = 85%)

Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 (14th – 20th May)

Incidents last week

27/04/2018
Woking
A member of Woking CRE staff cut his middle whilst getting up from a chair. The chair had damage to the underside of the armrest which was not visible and was later thrown away.
The Golden Hour was applied and there was no lost time.
30/04/2018
Wilton Junction / Quidhampton Sidings ECC
South Western Railway service 1L72 reported a lineside fire at 85m 40ch – 85m 60ch on the upside by the boundary fence.
Upon investigation it was established to be a Patrolman’s hut that was on fire and took just under 2 hours to put out.
01/05/2018
Redbridge
Freightliner 4M58 passed E971 signal at red by approximately 120 metres after the Driver was alleged to have become distracted by railway staff working in the area and communicating with the despatch staff.
The signal had been at red due to a failure that the railway staff were attending.
02/05/2018
Wimbledon EMU Depot
A member of Possession Support Staff placed the protection in the wrong place and blocked no. 2 siding vice 1.  Upon being asked to carry it out again, it was placed incorrectly again for a second time.
Upon further investigation it was established to have been a planning error.

Material

NR Mental Health Awareness Week Manager Resource (May 18)
NR Mental Health Awareness Week Poster (May 18)
Five mental health at work predictions for 2018 (Jan 18)

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