13 Nov 2014 John Robert Wright · Prevention of Future Deaths report Nottinghamshire
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Concerns raised 4 Failure to balance hearing protection with the ability to hear oncoming trains View source Failure to brief crews on potential train routes in areas with multiple lines View source Failure to brief and enforce safe methods of work View source Failure to maintain trackside maintenance crews’ vigilance around live railway lines View source See 1 more concern
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John Robert Wright · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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John Robert Wright, a Network Rail track maintenance worker, was struck by an oncoming train while working at Newark Northgate station on 22 January 2014 and died from his injuries on 31 January 2014. The concerns identified were the need for frequent reminders and training about vigilance, clearer briefings on train routes and safe working methods, and a balance between hearing protection and the ability to hear approaching trains.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to balance hearing protection with the ability to hear oncoming trains
Wider context from the report “Despite its obviousness I am concerned that track side maintenance crew need frequent reminders/training as to the need to maintain vigilance at all times when working in the vicinity of lines along which trains can pass.
When working in the vicinity of stations and/or points on the network where there are multiple lines, crews should be fully briefed as to the potential route of trains through stations or across any such lines, including, where reasonably practicable, consulting timetables; and safe methods of work are briefed and enforced.
Further, I am concerned that there needs to be a balance struck between the ensuring that track side maintenance crews are provided with personal protective equipment such as hearing protection and an ability to hear oncoming locomotives/trains .
” Open source report × Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to brief crews on potential train routes in areas with multiple lines
Wider context from the report “Despite its obviousness I am concerned that track side maintenance crew need frequent reminders/training as to the need to maintain vigilance at all times when working in the vicinity of lines along which trains can pass.
When working in the vicinity of stations and/or points on the network where there are multiple lines, crews should be fully briefed as to the potential route of trains through stations or across any such lines, including, where reasonably practicable, consulting timetables ; and safe methods of work are briefed and enforced.
Further, I am concerned that there needs to be a balance struck between the ensuring that track side maintenance crews are provided with personal protective equipment such as hearing protection and an ability to hear oncoming locomotives/trains.
” Open source report × Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to brief and enforce safe methods of work
Wider context from the report “Despite its obviousness I am concerned that track side maintenance crew need frequent reminders/training as to the need to maintain vigilance at all times when working in the vicinity of lines along which trains can pass.
When working in the vicinity of stations and/or points on the network where there are multiple lines, crews should be fully briefed as to the potential route of trains through stations or across any such lines, including, where reasonably practicable, consulting timetables; and safe methods of work are briefed and enforced .
Further, I am concerned that there needs to be a balance struck between the ensuring that track side maintenance crews are provided with personal protective equipment such as hearing protection and an ability to hear oncoming locomotives/trains.
” Open source report × Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to maintain trackside maintenance crews’ vigilance around live railway lines
Wider context from the report “Despite its obviousness I am concerned that track side maintenance crew need frequent reminders/training as to the need to maintain vigilance at all times when working in the vicinity of lines along which trains can pass .
When working in the vicinity of stations and/or points on the network where there are multiple lines, crews should be fully briefed as to the potential route of trains through stations or across any such lines, including, where reasonably practicable, consulting timetables; and safe methods of work are briefed and enforced.
Further, I am concerned that there needs to be a balance struck between the ensuring that track side maintenance crews are provided with personal protective equipment such as hearing protection and an ability to hear oncoming locomotives/trains.
” Open source report
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