Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 80%  (Target = 67%)

Close Calls Raised – 123  (Target = 113)

% of Close Calls in <90’s – 89%  (Target = 85%)

Incidents last week

11/10/2018 Ash	Cat A SPAD South West Railway service 2N09 07:23 Ascot – Guildford reported passing GD956 at danger on the Up Ash line approaching Ash Station after a loss of concentration. There was no allegation against the signal.
16/10/2018 Stoneleigh	Staff accident A member of Inner PWay was walking into the Up Cess country side of Stoneleigh when a train was seen to be approaching. Upon stepping into a position of safety, they slipped on a landslip board and fell awkwardly onto their left wrist injuring the wrist and thumb. The Golden Hour was applied and monitored overnight. There was visible bruising on the wrist, but the injured party was able to resume.
16/10/2018 West Ealing	Staff accident Whilst assisting to de-train passengers and their luggage from a failed Great Western Railway service, an Inner Mobile Incident Officer pulled their right bicep resulting in difficulty to lift their arm and carry small items for a period of time. The Golden Hour was applied and this injury became a lost time.
18/10/2018 Feltham West Level Crossing	Signaller Level Crossing irregularity A Trainee Signaller trapped a Level Crossing User within Feltham West Level crossing and ran 2 South West Railway services (1 on the up and 1 on the down) without realising an error had been made. The incident was reported via social media and is under investigation.
19/10/2018 West Byfleet	Signaller cautioning irregularity South West Railway service 2B24 07:38 Southampton Central – London Waterloo was cautioned about a speed restriction being put in place, but was not given specific instructions about what was required. As a result, the train was travelling in excess of 20mph over where the speed applied. Upon investigation it was established that the Signaller had not carried out a robust handover and a breakdown in communication had occurred. This incident was subject to further investigation.
20/10/2018 Haslemere	Staff assault A Contractor from B&M McHugh was carrying out scoping for a brick work job at Haslemere and was approached by a group of youths. The youths appeared to be drunk and became abusive. The Contractor asked them to leave them alone, but the youths then set upon them as they started to attempt to flee away. The Contractor eventually made it into Haslemere Signal box where chain of care was carried out. The injuries sustained were to the head (nose, face and eyes) and a hospital visit was recommended.
21/10/2018 Guildford	T3 Strapping irregularity The Guildford Signaller reported that CUM track circuit had become occupied and suspected it to be a short circuit strap that had been placed in wrong location. This was confirmed by the Person in Charge of the T3 Possession and it was identified that the strap had been placed on the wrong side of the block joint.
21/10/2018 Waterloo	Signaller Line Blockage irregularity The Wimbledon Shift Signaller Manager reported that the Signaller on Panel 2 at Wimbledon ASC had granted a Line Blockage on the Up Windsor Slow at 06:36 which overlapped with T3 possession item 14 in error. Upon realising, the Signaller contacted the Controller of Site Safety give it up. This incident was subject to further investigation.
22/10/2018 Wylye Level Crossing	Staff accident A member of Salisbury S&T was walking back to an access point and whilst track side at Wylye Automatic Half Barriers, they slipped off the troughing route and twisted their right knee. They arranged to rest it for the remainder of shift and the Golden Hour was applied. Lost time was anticipated.
22/10/2018 Salisbury	Staff accident (RTA) A member of Salisbury PWay was traveling back to Salisbury depot in a Network Rail van and whilst navigating the St Pauls Roundabout in Salisbury, they moved from the left hand lane to the right lane and bumped/scuffed the rear driver’s side of another car. There were no injuries sustained and the Golden Hour was applied for chain of care.
23/10/2018 Wimbledon	Possession Support Staff Line Blockage irregularity The Three Bridges Route Operations Centre Shift Signaller Manager reported that a Line Blockage irregularity involving McGinley Possession Support Staff (PSS) within Wessex WON 30, Item 50 had occurred on the St Helier Lines. Post carrying out their initial PSS duty at the start of the possession, the Line Blockage was given up at 02:45. No further contact was then made until approximately 05:00 from the same PSS saying they had now removed equipment and wanted to give the Line Blockage up. This incident was subject to further investigation.
25/10/2018 Merton	Staff accident (RTA) A Network Rail van being driven by a member of Wimbledon Signal Works was involved in an RTA when a member of the public pulled out from Merton High Street onto Abbey Road in Merton without checking that it was safe to do. The Network Rail van clipped the rear wing of the member of public’s car causing minor damage. A second member of staff was within the Network Rail van, but there were no injuries sustained to any party. The Golden Hour was followed for chain of care.
26/10/2018 Woking	Staff accident (RTA) A Project Scheme Manager was driving to Woking Stores in a Network Rail hired van when a vehicle reversed into the temporary traffic lane they were driving on at low speed. The vehicle clipped the rear side of the Network Rail van and apart from minor damage, no injuries were sustained. The Golden Hour was applied for chain of care.
28/10/2018 Byfleet and New Haw	Staff accident A Contractor from Cleshar Rail was walking through a worksite with artificial lighting when they tripped on a piece of loose ballast within the four-foot and fell over. The Injured Party put their left elbow out to break their fall, but in doing so the elbow also landed on some ballast. There was no cut or graze present, but the injury begin to swell and arrangements were made for them to go to A&E for an x-ray. The Golden Hour was applied and lost time was anticipated.
30/10/2018 Parkstone	Staff accident A member of Outer PWay rolled their foot on a piece of ballast whilst walking trackside near Parkstone.  They did not make any comment about it at the time and continued working. The following day, the injured party returned to work but then went to hospital to get it checked. The Hospital found that soft tissues had been injured. Upon the injury being reported, the Golden Hour was applied and the injury became lost time.
31/10/2018 Tisbury / Gillingham	T3 Possession irregularity Upon a Rail Grinder exiting T3 Possession item 88A at Gillingham, the Driver reported that the Possession Limit Board was the wrong side of the Worksite Marker Board by signals SE4683 and SE4681. The PICOP of item 88A reviewed the situation and confirmed that the issue was with item 88 and not 88A and that the Engineering Supervisor had not been aware of the change resulting in the error being made. This incident was subject to further investigation.
01/11/2018 Lymington	Staff accident A member of Bournemouth PWay was carrying out a track side inspection and whilst walking across Lymington Viaduct, the wooden walkway of the bridge gave way resulting in their left leg falling through up to the hip and jolting their back. The injured party was stuck for a few minutes, but managed to free themselves. The Golden Hour was applied and apart from suffering from some discomfort, no lost time was anticipated.
01/11/2018 Waterloo	Cat A SPAD The Driver of South West Railway service 2G68 20:34 Guildford to London Waterloo reported passing W2 signal by 1 ½ coaches at danger having thought it had been displaying a yellow aspect. Forward Facing CCTV footage showed otherwise and there was no evidence of read across as all the other signals on the same gantry were also displaying a red aspect. This incident was subject to further investigation.
03/11/2018 Yeovil	Staff accident A member of Works Delivery staff set up a disk cutter whilst at Yeovil and when pulling the start cable, they felt their right shoulder go and believed that it had become dislocated. The Golden Hour was applied and having sort medical attention, this became a lost time injury.
04/11/2018 Wimbledon	T3 Strapping irregularity The Wimbledon PWay Section Manager received advice that a Strapman for T3 Possession item 37 had placed a strap on the open St Hillier lines at Wimbledon having become disorientated. It was later found that they had not tested nor applied a short circuiting bar on this line before applying. Chain of care was carried out for potential arc eye. This incident was subject to further investigation.
04/11/2018 Yeovil Junction	Staff accident A member of Eastleigh Works Delivery staff was working on track at Yeovil Junction when an On Track Machine knocked a piece of scrap rail which fell onto its side trapping their right foot just above the steel toe cap. The rail was removed and the injured party was taken to hospital as a precaution. Although in a lot of pain, x-rays confirmed no broken bones. The area later became numb and the injured party was prescribed morphine based painkillers. The Golden Hour was applied and this became a lost time injury.
04/11/2018 Ash val / Pirbright	Electrical Control Room irregularity The Eastleigh ECR reported that one of their Operators was carrying out continuity checks on the Ash Vale line (PAA1) and had inadvertently closed a Circuit Breaker (CB) within T3 possession item 46. The CB tripped on close and the Operator was stood down pending further investigation. There were no injuries, but the isolation straps applied for the T3 had to be replaced.
06/11/2018 Micheldever / Wallers Ash Tunnel	Hydraulic Oil Leak 6U26 05:00 Eastleigh East Yard to Woking Up Yard had a hydraulic oil leak and lost approximately 150 litres on the Down Main in the Micheldever / Wallers Ash Tunnel area. The fluid was treated with sand and the British Waterways and the Environment Agency were made aware. A NOP Form F4 14A was completed and emailed to the route Workforce Health, Safety and Environment Advisor. This incident was subject to further investigation.
08/11/2018 Kingston	Hydraulic Oil Leak Possession staff working within T3 possession item 136 reported that the RRV railvac had leaked approximately 10-20ltrs of hydraulic fluid onto the track within Kingston Bay platform 3. A spill kit was used.A NOP Form F4 14A was completed and emailed to the route Workforce Health, Safety and Environment Advisor. This incident was subject to further investigation.
09/11/2018 Clapham Junction	CAT A SPAD Ariva Overground service 2L93 16:14 Clapham Junction – Stratford had a Cat A SPAD on W306 signal upon becoming distracted and passed the signal by 20 metres. There was no allegation against the signal.This incident was subject to further investigation.
09/11/2018 Chard	Cat A SPAD Balfour Beatty tram 6J61 23:34 Chard Junction to Honiton passed SE4764 Ground Positon Light shunt signal at danger without the authority of the Signaller by 511 metres. The signal had been unsighted by the Driver having stopped on top of it rather than clear of it whilst performing the shunt. This incident was subject to further investigation.
14/11/2018 Merstham	Staff accident (RTA) A member staff from Telecoms Inner was involved in an RTA on the M25 (junction 7 with the M23) with a white van that attempted to join from the slip road. The white van clipped the Network Rail van causing minor damage. There were no injuries. Golden Hour was applied for chain of care.
18/11/2018 Wimbledon West Junction	T3 Possession irregularity The Site Supervisor within T3 item 9 reported that W757B points at Wimbledon West Junction had been run through by a Rail Road Vehicle through a breakdown in communication when carrying out the movement. This incident was subject to further investigation.

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 56%  (Target = 67%)

Close Calls Raised – 68  (Target = 113)

% of Close Calls in <90’s – 89%  (Target = 85%)

Incidents last week

10/09/2018 Wimbledon Town Centre	Two members of staff from Raynes Park D&P were driving around the Wimbledon multi lane One Way system when a bus pulled out of the bus lane and into their Network Rail vehicle. Apart from minor damage sustained, there were no injuries. The Golden Hour was applied for chain of care.
12/09/2018 Windsor and Eton Riverside	Whilst testing Track Circuits at Windsor and Eton Riverside, a member of Works Delivery S&T went to step over the running and conductor rails in one movement and placed their foot on what they believed to be ballast. Unfortunately their foot had been placed on a timber sleeper resulting in them slipping and falling onto their side causing pain and bruising to their arm, shoulder and neck resulting in limited movement on their left side. They went home to rest and were going to seek medical attention if the pain persisted. The Golden Hour was applied and this became a lost time injury.
13/09/2018 Southampton Airport Parkway / Eastleigh	A Line Blockage was requested by the Controller of Site Safety for the Eastleigh area, but was declined by the Signaller until a train passed through that location. Once the train passed, the COSS then asked again and the Signaller queried where they were as the train had not yet passed them according to their indications in the Panel. The COSS then advised the Signaller that they were located at Southampton Airport Parkway and not Eastleigh as per the Line Blockage limits requested. This incident is subject to further investigation.
15/09/2018 Waterloo	South Western Railway service 2C20 reported near miss involving three track workers on the approach to Waterloo station who were in the four foot of the Up Windsor on the approach to W10 signal. The Driver sounded their horn and the track workers acknowledged, but not all of them moved to a position of safety. The Driver then applied the brakes reducing their speed to 20mph and sounded the horn again. The track workers acknowledged once again and moved into the Windsor Reversible four foot where a planned Line Blockage was in place. This incident is subject to further investigation.
17/09/2018 Clapham	The Clapham Junction SCP reported a Dispatch/Operating Irregularity involving 1D32 12:03 Dorking to London Waterloo where the Guard closed the doors whilst an accessible ramp was attached to the train. The ramp had been used for a Wheelchair Passenger and was seen to fall out of the train as the doors closed. It was also established that a visually impaired person had also been left on board the train and arrangements were made for them to circulate via Vauxhall. Upon investigation the Guard had been situated in coach 9 (456 unit) of the 10 coach train and was aware of a passenger alighting but did not see the ramp when using the CCTV camera’s and the platform staff had obscured their vision. This incident is subject to further investigation.
18/09/2018 Cosham Junction	A member of Havant PWay was alighting from their van to unload some equipment on public land and twisted their right ankle in a pothole. The following morning they visited their Doctor who advised the ankle needed to be rested. The Golden Hour was applied and this became a lost time injury.
18/09/2018 Woking Up Yard Reception	Woking S&T reported that WK1206 Ground Position Light had fallen over as its base had been broken. An RT3187 was arranged to sign the signal out of use. Upon investigation it was established that RRV’s working for Works Delivery had been the cause. The signal has since been rectified. This incident is subject to further investigation.
18/09/2018 Whimple	Whilst carrying out a tandem lift of a generator a Contractor working for Works Delivery was injured when ballast which was freshly laid and had not been consolidated properly gave way. The Injured Party sustained a twisted left ankle, but it did not become swollen and they were able to walk. The Golden Hour was applied and there was no lost time.
19/09/2018 Point Pleasant	Whilst undertaking wheel timber renewals on bridge 8 between Point Pleasant and Wandsworth Town, an Inner Maintenance Track Technician overlooked the gap between the timbers resulting in them slipping and falling. The Injured Party sustained cuts to an elbow and swelling / bruising to their left ankle and arranged to go to hospital due to being in considerable pain. The hospital confirmed it to be a sprain. The Golden Hour was applied and there was no lost time.
20/09/2018 Brockenhurst	A member of Bournemouth PWay fell onto an isolated section of conductor rail after being attacked by hornets. The Injured Party cut their right leg. First aid was given and the Golden Hour was applied. There was no lost time.
21/09/2018 Chard	The Basingstoke West of England Signaller reported that they had to stop a tamper before it was going to pass through a Chard Junction CCTV as it would have been unprotected. Also 2824 and 2820 points were not set in the correct position for the route. Upon investigation it was established that the PICOP for item 93, had communicated with the Tamper Driver, but had overlooked contacting the Signaller about the movement. This incident is subject to further investigation.
23/09/2018 Clapham	Wimbledon SSM reported station staff at Clapham Jn had called in to ask for a block on the up line on the Windsor side, the signaller tried to question and to confirm which up line, confirmed that this was through platform 4 and before the signaller could confirm with the station staff member they had hung up the phone. The signaller on panel 2 applied the reminder appliances on the signals and then called the platform staff to find out what was going on. A station manager answered the phone and said that he had retrieved a pram from the line, which they had believed had a baby in it. The DSM had incorrectly believed that his colleague had obtained a block of the line and had jumped down on to the track as he was concerned that there was a baby in the pram and due to its proximity to the third rail. This incident is subject to further investigation.
23/09/2018 Millbrook	Eastleigh ECRO advised that as they were going from Part 3 to Part 4 of item 37, Country end breaker would not go back in. PICOP was advised and attended and found a strap was left on at 80m44ch. Initial info suggested that the B2 had been changed during the day indicating a potential isolation planning issue. This incident is subject to further investigation.
24/09/2018 Guildford	Guildford Station Staff reported that the fire alarms were sounding and that they were evacuating the station. They also requested that trains be stopped. SIO reported that emergency services had found the cause of the fire alarm being a coffee machine in M&S on Platform 2. Authority was given for the station to reopen.
02/10/2018 Aldershot Tunnel	Guildford PWay requested a Line Blockage for a patrol which included Aldershot Tunnel with the Woking Panel 3 Signaller and were advised to wait for a train to pass them before Signaller could grant it. Once the train had passed, the Line Blockage was granted but a further train had since entered the section. The Site Warden noticed the train approaching and the patrolling team were able to quickly exit the tunnel and get clear of the line. Chain of care was carried out with all concerned and the Signaller was relieved of duty. This incident is subject to further investigation.
02/10/2018 Popham	Two members of Outer Distribution and Plant were struck in the driver’s side of their Network Rail crew van by a black Mercedes which had gone through a red traffic light at speed near Popham on leaving the M3 at Junction 7. Both vehicles were badly damaged. The D&P members of staff suffered with stiffness post incident and were shaken. The injuries of the Mercedes driver were not disclosed. The Golden Hour was applied and 1 member of staff received a lost time injury through concussion.
03/10/2018 Andover	A member of Eastleigh Works Delivery PWay Outer caught their right index finger between the web of a rail and a sleeper chair whilst carrying out a renewal. They were able to carry on with their duties and did not require medical attention. The Golden Hour was applied and apart from bruising, there was no lost time.
07/10/2018 Wilton Junction	A member of Works Delivery Outer was carrying a bag of screws when they slipped over and fell onto their right hand. Their thumb became swollen and the injured party was taken to Hospital where they identified that the thumb had become dislocated. The Golden Hour was applied and this became a lost time injury.
10/10/2018 Salisbury	Two members of Works Delivery staff were travelling on the A36 near Salisbury when a deer appeared. The Driver had no time to brake and hit the deer which was small to medium in size at 40 mph. The damage sustained was cosmetic and there was no injuries. The Golden Hour was applied for chain of care.

Fatigue and Alertness

Whether you work in an office or on the front line, drive your car home from work or a train full of passengers, you need to be awake and alert to do your job safely and efficiently.  Managing fatigue is everybody’s responsibility. Our aim is to make sure that everyone, at all levels, understands their role in managing fatigue. Based on our research and consultation, we have put together a range of resources to help with this.

Fatigue is a state of weariness because of working for too long, working against our body clock, heavy physical or mental workload, insufficient rest or inadequate sleep. Fatigue can develop quickly, for example if we are doing heavy lifting. But it can also develop slowly, for example if we lose an hour of sleep a few nights in a row. The environment we work in and what we eat and drink can influence how quickly we start to suffer from fatigue.

Fatigued people are very likely to make mistakes.  The effects of serious fatigue are comparable to being over the drink driving limit: poor judgements, slow reactions, poor memory, impaired vision.

In our industry fatigue is a factor in 20% of high risk incidents. Long term exposure to fatigue is associated with health problems.

Managing fatigue is everybody’s responsibility, both morally and legally. We have developed guidance and tools to help you manage fatigue. You can explore these by clicking on the topic areas below. Each topic area is targeted at different functions or roles related to fatigue risk management.

https://www.rssb.co.uk/Pages/fatigue-and-alertness.aspx

Material

Wessex Asset Management – High Impact incidents Presentation V2- 110918

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