RAILSTAFF JULY 2016
TRACK SAFETY
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Annual Repo rt 2015
Summary of recommendations of RAIB concern.
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Future priorities As to the Branch’s future priorities, three are listed: • Continue to improve good engagement with the industry, regulators and other stakeholders. • Explore ways to further reduce the average time taken to publish reports, without compromising on quality. • Find additional effective ways to disseminate key information to stakeholders, press and media. In its conclusion the report identifies the following as priorities still to be addressed;
safety of track workers, track quality (including staff resources and competence), freight train condition, platform train interface, level crossings, earthworks and structures. I could not agree more whilst noting that nearly all involve railway civil engineering. Elsewhere there are references to the importance of leadership, planning and clear instructions for track-workers. Derailments due to defective track, spigots and containers together with comments about the Planning & Delivery of Safe Work are also amongst my concerns.
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