Less than 24 hours after talks broke down with LUL regarding Section 15 Possessions, there have been two further incidents underlining the warnings that the RMT gave that the whole process has casualised safe track access to such a point that serious injury or death was becoming inevitable.
LUL’s stance that these possessions could continue and that their ‘robust’ response to previous incidents meant they did not feel the need to suspend Section 15 Possession. This reply is now shown to be a aspirational and this remains purely an example of cost cutting over safety.
We now know, as we warned at the meeting, two issues occurred last night that saw staff on the track with traction current on and in a further incident, staff on the track with a train master unaware they was there.
The reality is Section 15 is building human error into a process and then throwing in untrained staff into a cocktail that leaves safe working to luck and not process.
As a result of the two incidents, LUL have stated ‘… the initial response is for Maintenance work to be separated from possessions where CPD/AP occupy the same space forthwith. This initial response will be reviewed next Wednesday’. However, this does not detract that the whole process should have been suspended on Thursday and then both these instances would not have occurred. Nor does a temporary reprieve (for AP alone) leave time to address the entirety of the madness of Section 15 that we are facing
We stand firm that we want our members to be safe at work. Suspend Section 15 Possessions and enter detailed and safety first talks with our health and safety representatives
VOTE YES FOR SAFETY
Section 15 Leaflet_further incidents
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Incident 1
Irregula – 15/01/2016 02:15 – Hounslow West To Hatton Cross
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Incident 51703336 has been reported and requires immediate action.
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Incident Details
| Incident | 51703336 |
| Incident Date & Time | 15/01/2016 02:15 |
| Incident Summary | APJNP – TRACK&CIVILS – Operational Irregula – 15/01/2016 02:15 – Hounslow West To Hatton Cross |
Reporter Details
| Name of Person Reporting | De Jager, Mr. Lourens |
| Company | |
| Contact Number | 07841231015 |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
Incident Accountability
| Directorate | Asset Performance JNP |
| Business Unit | Track & Civils |
| Department | Piccadilly Line Track |
| Contractor Involved | |
| Responsible Senior Manager | Ian, Mr. Bailey |
Incident Details
| Location of Incident | Hounslow West To Hatton Cross |
| EB | |
| Line | P |
| Incident Category | Operational Irregularity |
| Weather Conditions | N/A |
Incident Description
| A patrol man who was due to undertake a patrol through a possession booked on with the Lead SPC and was given access but was later challenged by a Train master in the possession as he was not aware of the patrol. |
Immediate Action
| Partol man reported incident to his line manager and IRF raised. |
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Incident 2
LU Incident – 51702711 – APJNP – TRANSPLANT – TBA – 15/01/2016 01:25 – Station Building – Paddington Stn
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Incident 51702711 has been reported and requires immediate action.
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Incident Details
| Incident | 51702711 |
| Incident Date & Time | 15/01/2016 01:25 |
| Incident Summary | APJNP – TRANSPLANT – TBA – 15/01/2016 01:25 – Station Building – Paddington Stn |
Reporter Details
| Name of Person Reporting | Kortlang, Mr. Leslie |
| Company | |
| Contact Number | 020 7918 9048 |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
Incident Accountability
| Directorate | Asset Performance JNP |
| Business Unit | Transplant |
| Department | Transplant rail operations |
| Contractor Involved | |
| Responsible Senior Manager | Pereira, Mr. Andrew |
Incident Details
| Location of Incident | Station Building – Paddington Stn |
| Line | B |
| Incident Category | TBA |
| Weather Conditions | dry |
Incident Description
| After platform briefing was given by trainmaster of train 630, he informed staff that traction current had been discharged and that it was safe to commence work. The engineer’s train operator went on to the platform 2 track, to uncouple the train, when it was notice by one of the train drivers that current on indication was still showing as live in the driver’s cab. |
Immediate Action
| Staff cleared from the track , current re-checked with a Crid and current was found to be still on. |
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