Wessex Safety Hour – 9th August 2016

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 67%

Close Calls Raised – 144

Incidents last week

31/07/2016 Hampton Court Junction	A Contract Welder sustained a torn ligament having stepped out of the van onto a hidden sleeper at a vehicle access point. Golden hour applied. This resulted in a Lost Time injury.
31/07/2016 Eastleigh	A potential possession irregularity occurred when the Signaller and PICOP came to an arrangement for 6U04 to come to a stand at E87 signal and then exit a T3 possession. Unbeknown to them, E87 was still within a worksite and was not where the detonator protection was placed. When the detonator protection was lifted, the Signaller then routed the train to exit and concerns were raised by staff on the ground that it had been routed via another line which was still blocked. No movement took place. Initial investigation demonstrated the following; A breakdown in communication took place between the Signaller and PICOP. There was no reference in the WON about the possession being substandard. The Worksite on the Down Fast was shown as London side of 465A points rather than countryside. This incident is still under investigation.
31/07/2016 Portsmouth Harbour	Portsmouth Harbour Station Control Point reported that 1T19 (formed 5 coaches) had been signalled into Platform 4 on top of 2P40 (formed 8 coaches). The incident was identified as being an error caused by the Network Rail Train Planning Unit. This incident is still under investigation.
01/08/2016 London Waterloo	1P34 (8 car) was wrongly routed into platform 13 that already had an 8 car within the platform. The incident was identified as being an error caused by the Network Rail Train Planning Unit who had not programmed the change within the Automatic Code Insertion system which is there to aid the Signaller. The change had however, been recorded within an Altered Carriage Notice which the Signaller had not seen.This incident is still under investigation.
02/08/2016 Liss (Haslemere-Petersfield)	During Emergency Special Working which was being carried out by Haslemere and Petersfield Signal Boxes, ‘Is Line Clear’ was not requested by the Haslemere Signaller for 1P69 after ‘Out of Section’ was given for 1P67. The Petersfield Signaller realised Haslemere’s error and prevented the train from entering the section until a clear understanding was reached. This had been a repetitive task which had led to an omission.
04/08/2016 Wareham	A member of Eastleigh Works Delivery reported that a colleague was opening the gate for the Up Siding car park. As he drove toward it, he misjudged the gate and hit the gate post causing a dent to the passenger side door and braking a window.Golden Hour applied. No injuries were sustained.
04/08/2016 Hinchley Wood	The Emergency Intervention Unit (EIU) Mobile Operations Manager was queuing in traffic within the EIU vehicle driven by a British Transport Police (BTP) officer on the A244 Copsem Lane, near Hinchley Wood and a Skoda City Go drove into the back of them at low speed. Golden Hour applied. The metal bumper on the back of the EIU vehicle was damaged, the MOM and the BTP officer sustained no injuries.

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Wessex Safety Hour – 2nd August 2016

1st August 2016 Saleem Ali Leave a comment

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 70%

Close Calls Raised – 188

Incidents last week

24/07/2016 Guildford	Section Supervisor reported a closed call within item 145 when an RRV was de-stabilised and dropped items onto cattle grids multiple times resulting in slight damage. The RRV operator was stood down. This incident is subject to further investigation.
26/07/2016 Worting Junction	DBS Freight 6O15 reported having a CAT A SPAD at BE183 signal on the down slow at Worting Junction. The Driver had had got off of the locomotive for personal needs and when he looked up at the signal, he thought it was showing a proceed aspect. Having got back into the cab the Driver took power but soon realised that he had looked at the wrong signal. The Driver applied the brake and the TPWS activated. The signal was passed by 10 yards. This incident is subject to further investigation.
26/07/2016 Farncombe	Farncombe signaller granted a line blockage to a COSS between WZ 6 (the down platform starting signal at Farncombe) and WZ 205, but had agreed a call back time of 11:30 which was when 2P27 was booked to stop at the station. At 11:30 when receiving a call from the COSS who only gave his name, Signaller cleared WZ 6 to proceed thinking that he was giving it up when in fact it was a call to request a further 2 minutes. The Signaller replaced WZ 6 signal to danger (red) in front of 2P27 which was still stationary at the time which prevented the incident escalating. This incident is subject to further investigation.
29/07/2016 Guildford	Whilst in two lanes of traffic on the A320 (underneath the A3 bridge at Stoke Park cross roads in Guildford), a car pulled into the outside lane and made contact at a very slow speed with the S&T van. No injuries and no hospital attendance required. Golden Hour applied.

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Wessex Safety Hour – 26th July 2016.

26th July 2016 Saleem Ali Leave a comment

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 65% – Very low this week. We all need to take the time out and have a safety conversation.

Close Calls Raised – 105

Incidents last week

20/07/2016 – Wimbledon – Staff accident Member of Wimbledon S&T banged his head on the lid of a flame vault tool locker, causing a minor abrasion to the side of his head. First aid treatment was carried out and injured person was ok to continue work. Known fault on the Flam vault hinge. Close Call Report stuff before it causes an accident.

21/07/2016 – Fareham – Staff accident IP was utilising a spike extractor to remove spikes from baseplates when a spike split allowing the jaw to slip up and the handle of the tool shot up and struck a glancing blow to his chin, a plaster was fitted and he returned to work that night. Check all tools for damage before use and at regular intervals .

21/07/2016 – Totton – Possession Irregularity – Item 64 ODM reported whilst carrying out site visits, that he has discovered a possession irregularity within Item 64. The PLB and detonators were placed on the London side of 573 points instead of the country side. This was also beyond the limits of the possession albeit still within a Line Blockage. Upon initial investigation it had appeared that the diagram had been misread. The investigation is ongoing.

21/07/2016 – Feltham – Staff Accident (RTA). Member of Feltham S&T advised that when on route to a fault approaching a roundabout in the Hanworth area (Apex Corner), the van was driven in to the rear of a car in front. No injuries were sustained.

22/07/2016 – Reading – Staff Accident. Distribution and Plant Operative twisted his knee getting out of a van. He had immediate pain, but it went off. After 2 days however, the injury became swollen and was then reported. The injured party was happy to continue working however, further medical attention is being sought. Reminder: report all accidents at the time no matter how trivial the seem.

P O S Combined Briefing July 2016 version 4

2. Driver Stand Down – Video 1

Driver Stand Down – Video 2

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Wessex Safety Hour – 19th July 2016

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 74%

Close Calls Raised – 61

Incidents last week

10/07/2016 Liss Level Crossing Petersfield Signaller reported that a Strapman had placed straps outside of the possession limits which caused Liss AHBs to fail. ODM reported that the mileage for the strap was incorrect. MOM on site and confirmed the incident to be a planning error. IO went to site and also confirmed that the straps had been placed in the correct position as per the paperwork provided.

10/07/2016 Wimbledon Wimbledon ASC reported a possession irregularity with 6Z08 exiting Item 36. The Driver had called from W176 having been advised by the PICOP to move up to the protection to clarify where the protection was. The next call received was from W172 outside the possession.

13/07/2016 Eastleigh 2B89 reported that railway staff were using the walking route with the white light extinguished. No near miss.

13/07/2016 Elm Road level crossing Member of staff from Eastleigh renewals reported an accident when rodding up into a cable troughing route. The resistance suddenly became loose causing his hand / thumb to come into contact with a concrete lid bending the fingernail back causing bleeding. PPE was being worn and first aid was administered.

13/07/2016 Croydon Senior Technical Officer Clapham depot reported that he was involved in an accident after picking up a Network Rail vehicle in readiness for night duties. Whilst driving along Windmill Road, a vehicle attempting to turn left into another road braked heavily having seen some girls who had jumped in front of the vehicle. The Network Rail vehicle hit the rear of the car in front causing damage to their rear bumper. There was no damage to the Network Rail vehicle or injuries to the Drivers.

14/07/2016 Ascot 5C09 reported hitting the platform edge while running through platform 2 causing slight damage to the protection bar by the driver steps. P-Way identified the platform edge to be out of gauge by 100mm. 20 mph speed imposed. The gauging appeared to be a result of recent works connected to the platform lengthening programme.

14/07/2016 Woking 2P23 had a Cat A SPAD on WK375 on the down fast line by approximately 2 metres. It was identified that the Driver had a momentary lapse in concentration and read across having seen the signal on the Down Slow clear. When moving forward, the Driver then realised but it was too late to react.

Trespass Incidents are on the increase – We must remain vigilant. We must challenge people on the line and report trespassers / suspicious people.

Near Miss Stand Down Brief – Wessex NM Standdown june 16 – V1.0

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Wessex Safety Hour – 12th July 2016

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 67%

Close Calls Raised – 71

Incidents last week

03/07/16 Witley	Two members of Guildford Off Track were transferring catch pit segments from the platform onto a trolley. One of the segments slipped out of the injured party’s hands trapping and cutting their left hand middle finger between one already loaded. First aid was administered and a plaster applied. He did not require an ambulance or hospital visit and continued his duty.
04/07/16 Axminster	1L95 (05:51 Gillingham to Exeter St Davids) passed SE4787 signal at danger by 10 yards having lost concentration. The train was bought to a stand by the Drivers application of the brakes.
06/07/16 Fareham	ES for Item 106 reported that an RRV had reversed into a fence at the station. The fencing was believed to have belonged to a company called Kendall. The RRV had scraped the sleeper fence which had made it loose, but staff carried out a full repair. It appeared that the Driver had misjudged the turning circle.
07/07/16	Member of Havant S&T had a low speed collision with a car in the works van within a Morrison’s car park. No one was injured and there was only slight damage to the car and van. 18:50 – Accident Form completed.
07/07/16 Tolworth	Member of Wimbledon S&T had a vehicle accident at Tolworth roundabout. No injuries sustained.
08/07/16 Hook	1T37 reported that the advance warning board for the 30/100 ESR was incorrect and showing 30/60 and had applied the brakes sharply to reduce the speed to 60mph. 14:34 – Basingstoke Pway rectified the advanced warning board.

IP Home Safe 6 July

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Wessex Safety Hour – 5th July 2016

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 71%

Close Calls Raised – 92

Incidents last week

26/06/2016 03:00 Pirbright Junction / Fleet	A Contractor from Morson Vital placed detonator protection onto the open Down Slow Line in error for WON 13 Item 49. It had been noticed by a Strapman who advised the contractor and the protection was cleared. The reason for the error was due to contractor having accessed the track from the wrong side, they had become confused which line was which.
27/06/2016 12:45 Wimbledon Depot Wimbledon Station Exit	A member of Wimbledon PWAY bruised their left hand when getting into a van via the sliding door whilst holding onto the door frame. When the passenger door was closed by another member of staff, it trapped the persons hand. He applied ice at the time of the incident did not require a hospital visit.
28/06/2016 01:16 Nine Elms Junction	5R00 reported a near miss with 2 members of McGinley P-way staff. The investigation is ongoing to understand why they were in the position they were whilst carrying out strapping duties for T3 item 21.
28/06/2016 03:27 Berrylands Station – Byfleet Junction	A Ganymead contractor applied earthing straps for work site B (item 57) at 19m 36ch rather than 19m 50ch. The ES advised that the strapman had been to the site previously and had assumed the straps were to be placed at the same location.
01/07/2016 01:42 Romsey	Member of Works Delivery PWay had their little finger trapped within the left switch blade of 588 points. The team had been changing stretcher bars when one of them barred the switch open to remove a bolt. The injured party attended A&E after the pain had been keeping him awake. The x-ray showed a crush to the tip of his finger which was also extremely swollen. Medication was prescribed and he was told to elevate his finger and rest.
01/07/2016 11:04 Axminster	At 11:04 the Basingstoke WoE Signaller granted a line blockage of the Up and Down Exeter lines to the Yeovil Junction MOM to complete an Insulated Rail Joint inspection for a fault picked up by the Measurement Train. SE4790 signal button was thought to have been cancelled by the Signaller (putting the signal to red) so he granted the line blockage without checking the aspect indication for the signal. At 11:14 the Signaller realised that 1L40 had entered the limits and attempted to call the Driver, but this call was cancelled as the MOM had called in from the SPT for SE4788 signal to report the train coming into the limits and was sounding the horn.The Yeovil MOM was clear and safe of the line and no near miss was reported.

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Validium – Keeping Boundaries Info Sheet
Validium – Keeping Boundaries Poster
Validium – Employee Newsletter (July 16)

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Wessex Safety Hour – 28th June 2016

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 62%

Close Calls Raised – 46

Incidents last week –

22/06/2016

Wimbledon Area signalling Centre

A Wimbledon signaller heated up a cup of milk in a microwave for 2 minutes and went to remove it with herbare hand.

She sustained a burn and blister to her right index finger.
First aid was administered, but a hospital visit was required the following day having lost feeling in her finger.

24/06/2016

Shawford Junction

1T29 (1109 Waterloo – Portsmouth Harbour) reported a near miss with a track worker. CCTV from Shawford station and the train has been requested. This is under investigation.

25/06/2016

Wokingham Signal Box

Whilst the MOM was un-securing 17 facing point lock on Wokingham Junction, the S&T moved the lever within the Signal Box without the Signallers authority. The mechanical points moved and caught the MOMs glove nearly crushing the hand.

How Close is a Close Call??

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Wessex Safety Hour – 21st June 2016

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 70%

Close Calls Raised – 87

Incidents this week –

12/06/2016	New Malden	ES for item 37 (Berrylands – New Malden), reported that the while moving a switch rail in the possession the jib of a crane struck the canopy on the Up Slow platform. The crane lost all hydraulic fluid having split the hose.
12/06/2016	Petersfield	Terminations were taking place due to engineering works and the Signaller overlooked that they had not normalised PF9 having been distracted by other operational problems in the box. Due to the points being in reverse, the Signaller was unable to set PF240 or PF242 to a proceed aspect, so passed them at danger (red). The result was a point run through i.e, the passage of the train damaged them due to not being set correctly.
13/06/2016	Basingstoke	A member of Basingstoke S&T accidently caught his right hand little and ring finger in a door. His little finger began to bleed and his ring finger was bruised. He continued with his duty and did not require medical attention.
15/06/16	Ashurst	A ballast profiling attachment on an Road Rail Vehicle led to approximately 240 yards of consecutive e-plus pandrol clips to be removed from the low rail, field side of the Down Road BML2 between 84m 10c and 84m 21ch The line was re-opened in error with a risk of derailment.
15/06/2016	Haslemere	A Signal Works Operative was leaving the track access car park compound and had not realised once opening the gates, that they had begun to close again. The vehicle collided with the gate on the passenger side sliding door and as a result, the window for the sliding door was smashed and the side panel damaged. Nobody was injured as a result of this accident.
16/06/2016	Totton	A member of Eastleigh Works Delivery tripped over a small spike sticking out of the ground when moving equipment and fell to the ground injuring his right wrist causing a light sprain. No medical attention was required.
17/06/2016	Ashtead (Surrey)		2E76 1617 London Victoria to Horsham passed W479 signal at danger without authority (CAT A SPAD). The Driver had acknowledged the AWS and slowed down to shout at some children on the foot crossing and then sped up forgetting the next signal (W479) was at danger.

Safety Flash Report – Brokk fall June 2016
This weeks Home Safe – 15th June

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Wessex Safety Hour – 14th June 2016

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Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 65% which is below target. Please ensure you take the time out of your week to have a safety conversation.

Number of Close Calls Raised – 85

Incidents this week

05/06/2016	Earley	Civil Rail Solutions Ltd undertaking an ETE survey at Earley accessed the lineside and walked in the wrong direction for 60 chains before they realised their error.
07/06/2016	Worting Junction	ODM witnessed 2 McGinleys strap men working within Item 68 crossing 2 open Lines without any protection / Line Blocks in place.
07/06/2016	Bramley (Hampshire)	1E36 reported a near miss with a member of Network Rail staff in the vicinity of BE536 signal on the Up Reading. One member of staff was in the four foot and stumbled (did not fall), as he walked out of the way of the train. The men reached a position of safety within 4-5 seconds prior to the train passing
08/06/2016	Wimbledon	A member of staff was using the steps from the compound car park when a section of the middle step of broke away. She lost her balance and fell to the ground. Ice was applied to her ankle and she was able to walk but with some discomfort. No hospital visited and no absence from work anticipated. Area taped off, a fault was reported via the Property Action line on a 2 hour response and an accident and Level 1 was completed.
09/06/2016	Durnsford Road	2F02 reported to have ran over a detonator at W160 signal on the Up Fast. The Driver was cautioned through and found no further equipment.
09/06/2016	Redbridge	A member of staff was walking along the Down cess, stepped on a piece of lose ballast and went over on his ankle.
09/06/2016	Eastleigh	Hampshire police (ref 440) reported a car on the track at Allington lane bridge is E13/8. Person deceased. Outstanding actions post incident – Eastleigh Off track to make permanent repair to access gate/palisade fencing on the down line at Allington Lane Bridge.

Men’s Health Week –

Network Rail Men’s Health Week poster (June 16)

Network Rail Men’s Health Week_booklet (June 16)

2. Safety Alert – Fatal Road Traffic Accident

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Wessex Safety Hour – 7th June 2016

6th June 2016 Saleem Ali Leave a comment

Safety Hour Attendance Last Week – 74%

Number of Close Calls Reported – 87

Incidents this week –

31/05/2016	Cosham Junction	1F14 (1023 Portsmouth Harbour – Cardiff Central) passed HT320 signal at Danger by 8 feet through a lack of concentration. HT320 had been at danger (red) due to a conflicting movement being regulated ahead.
31/05/2016	Eastleigh	A member of D&P staff pulled a muscle in back after pulling 29 metres of cable from a drum. The Injured Party formed part of a team, but had been nearest to the drum when ‘PULL’ was called out. They received first aid at time and visited hospital. Anticipated absence from work was anticipated.
01/06/2016	Old Kew Junction	2S24 0933 Weybridge – London Waterloo passed F136 signal by approximately half a coach length through a lack in concentration. F136 had been at danger (red) to protect a line blockage.
04/06/2016	Clapham Junction / Barnes	5Q57 signalled onto DWF which was restricted for the type of stock. Incident currently under investigation to identify where / how the restriction was published and whether this was a Signaller irregularity.
05/06/2016	Earley	Civil Rail Solutions Ltd undertaking a survey at Earley within item 145 accessed the lineside and walked in the wrong direction for 60 chains before they realised their error. IP are investigating further.