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Jakovas Fofonovas · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 26 Feb 2016•Inner South London

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Concerns
2

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 raised2

  1. Failure to restrict public access to the railway
    Part of recurring concern: Ineffective controls preventing access to railway tracks
  2. Failure to create a safer environment at the bridge
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.4

  1. Action

    Replace the old footbridge with a safer structure incorporating standard-height railings, an encased railway span, ramps, safer pedestrian exits and no mid-elevation turnback.

    Stated by Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 26 February 2016.
  2. Action

    Remove old building materials from beneath the footbridge.

    Stated by Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 26 February 2016.
  3. Action

    Install three-metre acoustic fencing with anti-climb extensions along both sides of the track and adjacent to Mottistord Road.

    Stated by Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 26 February 2016.

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

  1. Position

    The Royal Borough of Greenwich, as asset owner, will be responsible for ongoing maintenance of the new footbridge.

    Stated by Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to restrict public access to the railway

Wider context from the report

“Recommendations in The BTP Post Fatality Report to create a safer environment at the bridge and restrict public access to the railway had not been effected by the time of the inquest. The court did not have the benefit of Network Rail spokesperson in court to provide evidence of future plans ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Ineffective controls preventing access to railway tracks.

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Failure to create a safer environment at the bridge

Wider context from the report

“Recommendations in The BTP Post Fatality Report to create a safer environment at the bridge and restrict public access to the railway had not been effected by the time of the inquest. The court did not have the benefit of Network Rail spokesperson in court to provide evidence of future plans ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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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

Replace the old footbridge with a safer structure incorporating standard-height railings, an encased railway span, ramps, safer pedestrian exits and no mid-elevation turnback.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As part of the works currently being carried out by Network Rail and Balfour Beatty on behalf of Crossrail at Abbey Wood Station the original footbridge has now been demolished. It has been replaced with a completely new and much improved specification footbridge which accommodates the additional railway tracks which have been laid at Abbey Wood.”

Source location

2016-0077-Response-by-Network-Rail
Page 1 · response
Published 26 February 2016

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Remove old building materials from beneath the footbridge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“v. Building materials under the bridge offer aids to climbing down”

Source location

2016-0077-Response-by-Network-Rail
Page 3 · response
Published 26 February 2016

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Install three-metre acoustic fencing with anti-climb extensions along both sides of the track and adjacent to Mottistord Road.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Further, as set out below we are in the process of installing acoustic fencing along both sides of the track at a height of 3m. Additionally this will have anti-climb extensions fitted at certain sections. This fencing is designed to prevent access to the railway tracks.”

Source location

2016-0077-Response-by-Network-Rail
Page 2 · response
Published 26 February 2016

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Install anti-climb guards above the footbridge railings at the steps, ramps and main span.

Verbatim wording from the response

“At the shoulder of the steps/ramps and the main span there is an anti-climb guard at a greater height than the railings as further mitigation. In addition there is the acoustic fencing and anti-climb wire extensions to prevent anyone accessing the track if they were to climb over the railings.”

Source location

2016-0077-Response-by-Network-Rail
Page 3 · response
Published 26 February 2016

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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

The Royal Borough of Greenwich, as asset owner, will be responsible for ongoing maintenance of the new footbridge.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Once this structure is fully brought into use, it will be handed back to the Royal Borough of Greenwich who are the asset owner and who will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the footbridge.”

Source location

2016-0077-Response-by-Network-Rail
Page 2 · response
Published 26 February 2016

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