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Richard John Hill · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 15 Nov 2018•Nottinghamshire

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Concerns
3

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
4

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised3

  1. Possibility of repeat incidents at or near the crossing
  2. Failure to display a Network Rail contact telephone at the crossing
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate safety controls at railway level crossings
  3. Absence of telephones at the crossing
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate safety controls at railway level crossingsPart of recurring concern: Unreliable access to emergency communication
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.3

  1. Action

    Establish a joint suicide and trespass prevention operation with local stakeholders, focusing on locations including Cromwell Lane level crossing.

    Stated by Network RailStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 15 November 2018.
  2. Action

    Deploy funded overtime patrols on a priority basis to address suicide and trespass risks.

    Stated by Network RailStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 15 November 2018.
  3. Action

    Implement risk-prioritised patrol teams covering Cromwell Lane level crossing and other at-risk locations.

    Stated by Network RailStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 15 November 2018.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Position

    A telephone is not required because CCTV monitoring, emergency services and Network Rail’s emergency number provide sufficient reporting arrangements.

    Stated by Network RailExisting arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Possibility of repeat incidents at or near the crossing

Wider context from the report

“1. That the British Transport Police post incident site report, by Paul Hardy, a copy of which has been sent to you, states the following: 1.1 There are no telephones at the crossing. 1.2 No contact telephone for Network Rail is displayed at the crossing. 1.3 There is a possibility of a repeat incident at or near to this location in the future and that Network Rail staff should be made aware of this. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to display a Network Rail contact telephone at the crossing

Wider context from the report

“1. That the British Transport Police post incident site report, by Paul Hardy, a copy of which has been sent to you, states the following: 1.1 There are no telephones at the crossing. 1.2 No contact telephone for Network Rail is displayed at the crossing. 1.3 There is a possibility of a repeat incident at or near to this location in the future and that Network Rail staff should be made aware of this. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate safety controls at railway level crossings.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Absence of telephones at the crossing

Wider context from the report

“1. That the British Transport Police post incident site report, by Paul Hardy, a copy of which has been sent to you, states the following: 1.1 There are no telephones at the crossing. 1.2 No contact telephone for Network Rail is displayed at the crossing. 1.3 There is a possibility of a repeat incident at or near to this location in the future and that Network Rail staff should be made aware of this. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate safety controls at railway level crossings; Unreliable access to emergency communication.

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Establish a joint suicide and trespass prevention operation with local stakeholders, focusing on locations including Cromwell Lane level crossing.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Moreover, Network Rail has funded an Embedded BTP Inspector to coordinate our activity across the rail industry and bring in BTP data. We have funded overtime patrols deployed on a priority basis and have established a joint operation to prevent suicide and trespass, working with local stakeholders to focus on areas including Cromwell Lane level crossing.”

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Richard-Hill-Response
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Deploy funded overtime patrols on a priority basis to address suicide and trespass risks.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Moreover, Network Rail has funded an Embedded BTP Inspector to coordinate our activity across the rail industry and bring in BTP data. We have funded overtime patrols deployed on a priority basis and have established a joint operation to prevent suicide and trespass, working with local stakeholders to focus on areas including Cromwell Lane level crossing.”

Source location

Richard-Hill-Response
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Published 15 November 2018

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Implement risk-prioritised patrol teams covering Cromwell Lane level crossing and other at-risk locations.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In October of 2018 Network Rail implemented a team of patrollers who cover this level crossing and other at-risk locations in the area. They patrol on a risked based priority all locations which are identified by the rail industry’s suicide and trespass workstreams.”

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Richard-Hill-Response
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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

A telephone is not required because CCTV monitoring, emergency services and Network Rail’s emergency number provide sufficient reporting arrangements.

Verbatim wording from the response

“There is no requirement for a telephone Cromwell Lane level crossing because it is a CCTV monitored crossing. Should a member of the public be concerned about an emergency situation, this should be reported by calling 999. Network Rail also maintains a 24 hour emergency number (03457 11 41 41) for the reporting of safety incidents on or near the railway, details of which are widely publicised. The emergency services closely liaise with Network Rail to pass information to signallers where required.”

Source location

Richard-Hill-Response
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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. 1

    Fund an Embedded British Transport Police Inspector to coordinate rail-industry suicide and trespass prevention activity and incorporate police data.

    Stated by Network RailStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 15 November 2018.

Recipient positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when they do not describe a specific action.1

  1. 1

    Some post-incident site report actions are not practicable because the reports are not prepared by specialists with detailed level-crossing knowledge.

    Stated by Network RailUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Fund an Embedded British Transport Police Inspector to coordinate rail-industry suicide and trespass prevention activity and incorporate police data.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Moreover, Network Rail has funded an Embedded BTP Inspector to coordinate our activity across the rail industry and bring in BTP data. We have funded overtime patrols deployed on a priority basis and have established a joint operation to prevent suicide and trespass, working with local stakeholders to focus on areas including Cromwell Lane level crossing.”

Source location

Richard-Hill-Response
Page 3 · response
Published 15 November 2018

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Some post-incident site report actions are not practicable because the reports are not prepared by specialists with detailed level-crossing knowledge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We have also considered the findings you reference were identified within the Post Incident Site Report (the “PISR”). The PISR is a site assessment undertaken by the British Transport Police (“BTP”) immediately after an incident. While it provides valuable information the PISR is not undertaken by specialists with detailed level crossing knowledge so the actions are not always practicable.”

Source location

Richard-Hill-Response
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Published 15 November 2018

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