Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 68%  (Target = 67%)

Close Calls Raised – 95  (Target = 113)

% of Close Calls in <90’s – 87%  (Target = 85%)

Incidents last week

27/08/2018 Upwey	Yeovil S&T reported that they had been involved in a line blockage irregularity for routine maintenance which had been granted by the Dorchester Signaller at 10:59. The Line Blockage was on the Down Main from 558pts to DR193 signal and the team were working just country side of Upwey Station when a train approached at approximately 11:01. The train involved was 1W57 08:05 London Waterloo to Weymouth and was booked to stop at Sway. The Driver blew their horn and the team managed to reach a position of safety. The Signaller admitted that they had overlooked this train when granting the block. Chain of care was carried out with all parties and arrangements were put in place to relieve the Signaller. This incident is subject to a Level 3 Formal investigation.
28/08/2018 Guildford	A NASH Contractor was getting out of the works van within Guildford Yard and stepped on an uneven surface resulting in them twisting / spraining their left ankle. The Injured Party was sent home and advised to seek medical attention. Upon attending A&E they advised that a tendon had been badly damaged. The Golden Hour was applied and it is anticipated that the Injured Party would be off work for approximately 3 weeks.
28/08/2018 Southampton Airport Parkway	Eastleigh PWAY called to take a booked Line Blockage (GZAC 5921817), which was through Eastleigh station on the Up Fast line from E87 to E91 signal, but the Signaller asked for the PWay to wait for a train to pass and call them back. Upon the PWay calling back to say the train had passed, the Signaller challenged the PWay and asked where they were. The PWay advised that they were at Southampton Airport Parkway station. The Signaller then denied the Line Blockage and the error was investigated.
09/09/2018 Egham	During degraded working whilst the signalling was occupied with another incident, the Signaller thought they had instructed the Level Crossing attendant at Egham to lower the barriers for 1S62 18:52 Woking – Staines and gave the Driver authority to pass F264 at danger and to stop short of the level crossing before passing over if it was safe to do so. The Attendant however; had not received this information and the train approached with the barriers raised. Having seen the train approaching, the Attendant lowered the barriers and the train then continued. The Signaller was relieved of duty. This incident is subject to further investigation.

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