Nov2022 SAFETY NEWSLETTER
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Contents Section Introduction Welcome SafetyMatters/HSQETeam Hottopic Daylightsavings:howchangestosleepcan impactyourhealthandsafety HealthandWellbeing Preventingfatigue Vitalnews Driving Winterdrivingadvice Compliance NewStandard:TestBeforeTouchforOverhead LineEquipment:NR/L3/ELP/27720 DrugandAlcohol(D&A)Testing Offices ExternalAlerts&Notices NetworkRailFastFacts Fallfromheightand servicedisruption HS2LessonsLearned EnergisedRebarExiting SiteintoPublicDomain ColasRail InformationPosters TRUFastFacts InjuryEventTwistedAnkle Costain HealthFocus Nov2022 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6-7 Page8 Page9-10 Page11 Page12-13 Page14 Page15-17 Page18 Page19-21 Page22-23 Page24
GroupDirector,Health,Safety,Qualityand EnvironmentalCompliance,GarethMorris WelcometoourNovembernewsletter. NowAutumnisuponuswecanseethechangein theweatherandinnaturesuchasthetrees sheddingtheirleavestoconserveenergy We,likenaturepreparetoadaptforthechangein theseasons Wewearmoreclothes,wechange ourfootwear,wegooutsideless,andsleepmore Thechangesintheseasonsarepredictableand happeneveryyear Weexpectthem,andweare preparedforthem Wealsohavechangesinotherareasofourlives suchasatwork Theworkenvironmentis constantlychanging Thismonth,NetworkRailintroducetheirnew FatigueManagementStandard Thestandard tightensupthecontrolsusedtomanageand reducefatigue AtVitalweworkwithourclientstoreducefatigue asmuchaspossiblewhenplanningshiftsofwork Weallneedtotakeresponsibilityinmanagingour ownfatiguebyrestingproperlywhenweshould betakingrestbetweenworkshifts Weallhaveour parttoplayinensuringnothingbadhappens becausewearefatigued Somechangesinourlivesareunexpectedand outofourcontrol Therecentcostoflivingrises hastakenusallbysurprise Regardlessofhow muchweearn,wedidnotprepareandbudgetfor themassiveincreasesinenergy,powerandfuel costs Theseriseswillobviouslyaffectsomepeoplemore thanothers Theonlyconsolationisthatthereis helpoutthere,andsomedetailsaboutthisare postedintheCostainarticleinthenewsletter Withthedarkernightsandmoreslippery conditions,pleasetakeextracareoutthere Welcome 3 Staysafe, GarethMorris
MyIdea Howwouldyouimprove safety? Whatareyourideasfor innovation? Whatwouldyouchange? Tobeinwiththechance towith£100worthofgift vouchers,emailusyour ideasat: HSQE Team 4 HSEAdviserandSafetyUnit (North) JaneHepburn Manchester, Solutions,MiltonKeynes (North)Doncaster,Market RasenandBirmingham Jane.Hepburn@vital.uk.com 07717306797 HSEAdviserandSafetyUnit (South) AlexWilson Cardiff,Farnham, MiltonKeynes(South)and CanningTown AlexWilson@vitalukcom 07717306811 HSEAdviserandSafetyUnit KeithWright KeithWright@vitalukcom 07717306775 HSQEDirector GarethMorris,Morson International Manchester GarethMorris@morsoncom 07736657039 MYIDEA@VITAL.UK.COM FeaturesInclude: Simple Addtheinformationtotheform providedandsubmit Direct Allclosecallsreportedthrough theapparesentinstantlytoourHealth andSafetymailbox Photograph Uploadsupportingimages Offline Nonetworkconnectionrequired, usetheappanywhere Available to download NOW! Safety Matters The Close Call Reporting App Createdspecificallyforourworkforce;amulti platformmobileappthathasbeendesignedfor userstoensuretheycanreportaclosecallat anytimeandanyplace SafetyMatters
5 ConsidersettingyourclockstochangeonSaturdaytogiveyourselfextradayto acclimatise AvoidengagingindangerousworkactivitiesontheMondayfollowingthetimechange KeepyourmoredemandingtasksandmeetingsforTuesdayorWednesday,and scheduletasksthatdonotrequireahugeamountoffocusorconcentrationforthe MondayaftertheDSTchangeover Exercisingwillhelpyourbodytocombatthesymptomsoffatigue Trytogotosleepearlierforthefewdaysfollowingthetimechange Ithappenstwiceayear,andtheclocksgoingbackintheUKareoftenthesignsof thestartandendofthewarmermonthsoftheyear.Daylightsavingswere introducedtobetterstructuretheworkingdayaroundtheavailabilityofsunlight, however,withtheadventofmoderntechnology,theneedforconstantdaylighthas beenreduced. Despitethelessenedneed,manyworkingintheconstructionindustrywillneedtocopewith theaddeddarknesswhichcanoftenresultinthelossofanhourofdaylightforworktasksto becompletedin Whilstwearesettodrawtheclocksbackonthe30thofOctober,manyarecallingfora standardfixedtimetobeintroduced;dueinparttotheimpactitcanhaveonsleepandthe dangersthiscanposeforthehealthandsafetyofyourworkplace Howcandaylightsavingsimpactonsleep? Theinternalbodyclockcanbeadelicatethingtomanage,anysubtlechangescanbe enoughtoalterthecircadianrhythmandaffectyourwakefulnessandalertnessthroughout theday Theaddedchangenotonlyimpactsonthetimeyouwillspendasleep,butthe disruptiontothe‘wakingup’routinecanalsobeenoughtodisruptbothyourmoodand productivityatwork Thechangingoftheclocksassociatedwithdaylightsavingscanevengiveyouamildform ofjetlag Thiscanhavebigimplicationsforyourpersonalhealthandsafety Ifyouare alreadysomewhatsleep deprived,losinganhourcanhaveabigimpacttoperformyourjob inaproductiveandsafemanner. Studiessuggestthatittakespeoplewhoworktraditionalhoursseveraldaystofullyreadjust theirsleepscheduleafterthetimechange.Whileitmayseemawelcomegifttogetanextra hourofsleepasopposedtolosinganhourinthespring,thereisaphysiological consequencetochangingourclocks.Don’tbesurprisedifyoufeelabitsluggishduringthe firstweekorsoofNovember. Workerswhousevehiclestogettoworkorduringworkshouldalsobewareoftheirincreased riskofroadcrashesfollowingtheOctoberclockchange;researchbytheRACFoundation suggeststhatmorethan250extrapersonalinjurycollisionsarereportedasaresultofthe darkerafternoons,worseningweatheranddisorienteddrivers CombatPotentialFatigueIssuesFollowingtheClocksChanging Daylightsavings:how changestosleepcanimpact yourhealthandsafety
Morethan35millionpeopleareemployedasshiftworkersintheUK Poorlydesignedshift workingarrangements andlongworkinghoursthatdonotbalancethedemandsofworkwithtimeforrestandrecoverycanresultin fatigue,accidents,injuriesandillhealth
Fatiguereferstotheissuesthatarisefromexcessiveworkingtimeorpoorlydesignedshiftpatterns Itisgenerally consideredtobeadeclineinmentaland/orphysicalperformancethatresultsfromprolongedexertion,sleeploss and/ordisruptionoftheinternalclock Itisalsorelatedtoworkload,inthatworkersaremoreeasilyfatiguediftheir workismachine paced,complexormonotonous
Workerfatiguecanresultin:
Fatiguecanleadtoerrorsandaccidents,ill healthandinjury,andreducedproductivity
Fatiguehasalsobeenimplicatedin20%ofaccidentsonmajorroadsandissaidtocosttheUK£115 £240million peryearintermsofworkaccidentsalone
Researchshowsthatsomeworkingpatternsresultinlessfatiguethanothers Bytakingadvantageofmore favourablepatternsandallowingsufficientrecoverytime,itispossibletobalancetheneedsofbothworkerand workplace
lackofattention slowerreactions reducedco ordination decreasedawareness underestimationofrisk memorylapsesorabsent mindedness areducedabilitytoprocessinformation increasedproductivity healthiershiftpatterns increasedemployeemotivation optimisedalertnessanddecisionmaking assuranceofcompliancewithrelevantH&Sregulations reducedlikelihoodoffatigue inducedhumanerrorleadingtoaccidents alatenight longhoursspentatwork ababykeepingyouupatnightetc
Managingfatigueoffersmeasurablebenefitsincluding: Tiredness isthisthesame? NO fatigueisnotthesamethingastiredness Tirednesshappenstoeveryone itisanexpectedfeelingafter certainactivitiesorattheendoftheday Usuallyyouknowwhyyouaretiredandagoodnight'ssleepsolvesthe problem Weallfeeltiredfromtimetotime Thereasonsareusuallyobviousandcaninclude: Howevertirednessthatgoesonforalongtimeisnotnormalandcanaffectyourabilitytogetonandenjoyyour life UnexplainedtirednessisoneofthemostcommonreasonsforpeopletoseetheirGP FurtherinformationfromRSSB Sleepandyourbodyclock(videomarketingplatformco) 6 Preventingfatigue
Drinkplentyofwater.
Stayinghydratedisamustattheoffice Andwateristhebestliquidtodothetrick Keepabottleatyourdeskand drinkitregularlythroughouttheday
Limityoursugarintake.
Ifyouarenotproperlyhydrated,youruntheriskoffeelingtiredandlethargic
Ingeneral,stayawayfromfoodsanddrinksthatmaygiveyouenergyforashortperiodoftimebutalsowilldrag youdownlater Thinksodasandcandybars Youmayfeelfocusedforanhourorso,butafterthatyouwill probablyfeelworsethanyoudidbeforeyouateordrank
Staysatiated.
Don’tallowyourselftogethungry.Whenyougethungryyoucanlosefocusandbecometired.Makeapointto keepnutritioussnacksnearbyandeatasmallportionevery90minutesor2hours Alsoeatanutritiousbreakfast beforework,andplantoeatlunchatareasonablehour
Stayactive.
Whetherarealquickwalkeveryhour,adeskwithatreadmillorbicycle,orevenastandupdesk,gettingonyour feetandgettingthebloodflowinginyourbodycanprovidearealboostofnaturalenergy
Getenoughsleep.
Formostpeopletherightamountofsleepisatleast7to9hoursanight Weknowthiscanbedifficulttoachieve inaregularbasis,butifyouareoneofthosepeoplewhoistiredformostoftheday,thanfindingawaytoget moresleepcouldbeacrucialsteptobecomingmorealertandmoreproductiveatwork
Exerciseregularly.
Whetherit’sa30minutedailywalkoraspecificclassatyourgymeachmorning,stayingactiveoutsideofworkis avitalpartofstayinghealthy Italsohelpsyoutofightofffatiguebecauseyouwillhavemoreenergythroughout theday
Getrestwhenyouneedto.
Ifyouaresick,tryandstayawayfromwork,orworkinshortspurts Togethealthyquicker,youwillneedagood amountofqualityrest Ifnot,yoursymptomscouldlastdaysorweekslonger,makingyoulessproductiveoverthe longhaul
Enjoyfreshairwhenpossible.
There’snothinglikefreshairtore energizeyouinthemiddleofalongday Ifyouarefeelingsluggish,makea pointtoheadoutforfiveminutes Notonlywiththefreshairbenefityou,buttakingtimeawayfromyourtaskscan helpyoubecomemorefocusedwhenyoureturn
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VitalhadanumberofnominationsfortheRailStaffAwardsthisyearandwearedelightedtoannouncedthat sincethevoting,3ofthemhavebeenmadefinalists!DeservingtheirplaceswithintheSamaritansLifesaver AwardcategoryareMorgenChabataandJoelJacksonandJaneHepburn,fortheSafetyPersonAward Thank youtoeveryonewhotookthetimetovoteforthem,wearecrossingourfingersforthemonthenightandhope theytakehometheaward!Onthenight,guestswillenjoyaneveningataskiresort;shimmeringmountainsand logcabinsofourbustlingalpinepartyvillagetakingplaceonThursday24thNovemberatTheNECBirmingham wwwrailstaffawardscom(Photo:LtoR MorgenChabata,JoelJackson,JaneHepburn)
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ThefirststepistoissuetabletstoallourOLEIsolationworkersso theycanreceive,understandandacknowledgeallinformationsentandreceiveupdatesinrealtimetoensuresafe
Isolationsteamaregoingpaperless! Wearetakingpracticalstepstotransformouroperationalprocessesin2022
Manager,MarkLarvinandIsolationsManager,IanBrandrickwillresultinmostoftheplanning,riskassessmentissues andmanagementreportswillbecomepaperless
deliveryofIsolations Inefficientandoutdatedpaper basedprocessesincludingtrack sidesafetybriefings,trackaccess/resourceplans, workpackageplans/riskassessments,andmanagementreportswillallbecomeathingofthepast,replacedby user friendlymobileapps,digitalforms,andautomatedprocessesthatwillhelptheindustrycommunicateand operatemoreeffectively,learnfrommistakes,andultimatelycontributetosaferrailwayenvironment 8 OurRailStafffinalists
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Winterdrivingadvice
Whattopackinyouremergencybreakdownkit
Winterweathercanhaveaseriouseffectonacar'shealth,increasingyourchancesofabreakdownandleavingyou exposedtoharsherconditions soitisimportantthatyoudriveprepared Thefollowingbreakdownkitessentialsare allrecommendedemergencyitemstokeepinyourvehicle
Icescraperandde icer
Itisalegalrequirementtokeepyourfrontandrearwindscreenclearofsnowandicebeforedrivingandnotallcars haveheatedwindscreenstospeedupthisprocess Anicescraperstillneedsmanualeffortbutiseffective,whilea canorspraybottleofde icerspeedsuptheprocess Inwintryconditionsyouwillneedtodothisbeforesettingoffbut bothitemsneedtobekeptinthecaraheadofthereturnjourney orintheeventofbeingstrandedsomewhere,with thewindscreenfrostingover
Torchandsparebatteries
Stuckbythesideofacountryroadinthedarkofawinter'seveningwithaflatbattery?It'saveryrealpossibility,and withoutanylightitcanbeafrighteninganddangeroussituation Alargetorchwithsparebatteriesorawind uptorch whichdoesn'trequirebatterypowershoulddefinitelybeamongyourbreakdownkitessentials
Warmclothesandblankets
Motoristsoftenfeelmorecomfortabledrivingwithoutathickcoatbutyoushouldstilltravelwithoneinthecar. Abreakdowncouldmeanalongwaitwithnoheat,soit'ssensibletohavesomewarmclothestowrapupin abig coat,gloves,asparejumper,hatandgloves Notjustforthedriver,either Makesureallpassengershavewarmclothes theycanputontohelpstaycomfortableinfreezingtemperatures
High-visibilityjacket
High Visibilityclothingwon'tnecessarilykeepyouwarm,butifyouneedtoleavethevehicleinthedarkit'scriticalthat youcanbeseenbyothermotorists Oneofthesecouldactuallysaveyourlifeanddefinitelyshouldbeincludedasone ofthemostimportantemergencyitemstokeepinyourcar Infact,anitemofhighvisibilityjacketclothingisrequired bylawinsomeEuropeancountries,includingFranceandSpain
Bootswithagoodgrip
Youshouldalwaysdriveinsensiblefootwearbutalsokeepbootsinthecarduringwinterweatherforsafetyreasons Inheavysnowandslipperyconditions,youshouldwearsuitablebootswithastronggripifyouplanonexitingthe
Eitherway,footwearthatprevents
Don'tforgetafirstaidkitinawinterdrivingchecklisttodealwithminorinjuries Thereisanationalstandardforfirstaid
Asmallfirstaidkitshouldinclude
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vehicle Analternativeoraddedextracouldbesnowgripstoslideonovershoes
youfromslippingoverisnecessary Firstaidkit
provisionwithinmotorvehicles,devisedbytheBritishStandardsInstitution(BSI)
sterilecleansingwipes,washproofplastersinassortedsizes,dressings,scissors,nitrilepowder freeglovesanda Revive Aidresuscitationfaceshield orsimilarproduct Ofcourse,havingafirstaidkitinthecarisgoodpracticeat anytimeoftheyear Jumpstartcables Flatordeadbatteriescanhappentoanycarregardlessofageandatanytime,butincoldweathersuchproblems arefarmorelikelytooccur Alwayshaveasetofjumpstartcablesorjumpleadsinthecar,whichwillhelptogetthe batterygoingagainandthecaronthemove whetheryougetassistancefromapassingfellowmotoristora roadsiderecovery Emptyfuelcan Somebreakdownsaren'tduetoaflatbattery,enginefailure,oramechanicalfault Sometimes,yourcarwillgrindtoa haltsimply andannoyingly becauseithasrunoutoffuel Thisisobviouslyeasilyfixedprovidingyoucanfindyour waytoapetrolstation,andoncethereyou'llneedacantofillwithfuel Foodanddrink Theprospectofbeingabandonedattheroadsideforhoursinpoorweatherconditionsisagloomyone ifyou're hungryitcanfeelfarworse Ifyouhavechildreninthecar,it'sdoublyworse!Foodanddrinkshouldsurelybe consideredbreakdownkitessentials,withabigflaskofhottea,coffee,hotchocolateorsouphighuponthelist
Shovel
Indeepsnow forexampleifyou'redrivingonsmallerroadswhichmayberelativelyuntreated itcanbetooeasy foravehicle'swheelstogetstuck Ashovelcanhelpyoutoliterallydigyourselfoutofsuchaproblem;ifbootspaceis limitedwhynotbuyafoldablemodel?
Tworeflectivewarningsigns
AreflectivewarningsignisalegalrequirementinmanyEuropeannations Itusuallycomesintheformofatriangle andisusedtowarnothermotoriststhatyourvehiclehasbrokendowntohelptoavoidcollisions
Youneedtwo;onetopositioninfrontofthecarandthesecondattherear.Ideally,thestandofthesignwillbesolidso it'snoteasilyblownoverandthereflectivequalitymakesitvisibleinthedark Thesignsshouldbeatleast45metres that's147feet behindthecar,however,theHighwayCodeadvisestoneverusethemonmotorways
Aroadatlas
Yes,eveninthesemoderntimeswithSatNavsystemsthere'sstillaplaceinacarforapaperbasedroadatlasincase ofdiversionsorgettinglost There'salsothepossibilitythat,intheresultofaflatbatteryanyelectricaldeviceswillbe outofactionandevenafterthecarisbackontheroadyoumayprefertokeeptheseturnedoff
Sunglasses
Lowwintersuncanseriouslyaffectdrivervisibility,creatingaglarewhichmakesitdifficulttoseetheroad Always ensureyouhaveapairofsunglassestohand
In-carphonecharger-andaportablebatterycharger
Breakingdownisnotthetimeforyourmobilephonetorunoutofpower,soanin carchargershouldalwaysbekept inthecar Ifyou'vebrokendown,aportablebatterychargercouldalsobeverywelcome Whatifyoubreakdown somewherewithnophonesignal?Ifyou'reonthemotorwayyou'llneedtolocatethenearestemergencyphone Onquieterroads,assessthesituation itmaybeacaseofwalkingtothenearesthouseorsittingtightandwaitingfor apassingmotoristtostopandhelp
Lockingwheelnutkey
Thesekeysaredesignedtomakesurethatyourwheelandalloyscan'tbestolen However,they'realsousedtochange yourwheelortyresfollowinganissue Thismetal,cylindricaltoolhasahexagonalshapethatisusedtoremoveor tightenthewheelnuts Lockingwheelnutkeysarekeptinasmallbagorboxwithinyourvehicle Normally,they're storedunderneaththesparewheelintheboot,orinyourglovecompartment Insomemodelsofcars,thebagorbox isstoredunderoneoftheseats Makesureyouknowwheretheseare,asyou'llbeaskedtohandthemovertoa mechanicafterabreakdownsotheycantryandresolvetheproblemwithyourcar
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Toomanyincidentsinvolvingcolleaguessufferinglifechanging injuriesduetoinadvertentcontactwithLiveOverheadLine Equipment(OLE) ThesewouldhavebeenavoidedifTestBeforeTouchhadbeen carriedout Thenewstandardformalises,andimproveson,theexisting guidanceontheTestBeforeTouchLifesavingRuleforOLE ThisstandardappliestoOverheadLineEquipmentonly ThestandardprovidesinformationtoenableTestBeforeTouch actionstobeidentified,implemented,witnessedandrecorded inaconsistentmanner Compliancewiththisstandardwillmitigatetherisksofelectric shockresultingfrominadvertentcontactwithLiveOLE Itcoversplannedwork,shortnoticeworkandworkfollowingan EmergencySwitchOff Whyintroduceanewstandard? Purposeandscopeofthestandard 10 NewStandard:TestBeforeTouch forOverheadLineEquipment: NR/L3/ELP/27720 11 ColleaguesholdingNominatedPerson, AuthorisedPersonorCOSS(OLP) competencies Colleagueswhowillbecarryingoutdutiesas the‘EquipmentCompetentPerson’under method1 Colleagueswhoareinvolvedinthedaytoday planningoftheimplementationofisolations andassociatedOLPs Theoverviewbriefingisforcolleaguesthatare partofateamororganisationthatrequests overheadlinepermits(OLPs)tobeissuedto enabletheirtask(s)andtaskdelivery method(s)tobeimplemented ItprovidesanoverviewofthenewTestBefore TouchforOverheadLineEquipment(OLE) standard Ithighlightsactivitiesthatcolleaguesmightbe requiredtoundertakeaspartofthenew process Briefingarrangements Detailedbriefing: OLEC3withtheminimumelements2,3&4and AuthorisedPerson;or OLEC3withtheminimumelements2,3&4and NominatedPerson Noknowledgeassessmentbutalearningevent mustberecordedinSentinel Shortcode/alias: TBTOLDB Overviewbriefing: Thecompliancedateforthenewstandard, NR/L3/ELP/27720,is31/12/2022
Vital’s policy and procedures are also in accordance with Network Rail Lifesaving Rules where: SafebehaviourisarequirementofworkingfororonbehalfofNetworkRailincludingallworkersworkingon anycontractforNetworkRail
NetworkRailLifesavingRulesareinplacetokeepussafeandmustbealwaysadheredto Neverworkordriveundertheinfluenceofdrugsoralcohol
TheLifesavingRulesapplytoeveryoneincludingsuppliersorcontractorswhoworkforandonbehalfof NetworkRail
D&Atestingprotectsthesafetyofourcolleagues,contractorsandpassengerswhotraveltoandfromwork andtravelontherailway
Helpstoensureourworkcolleaguessafeandfittowork
EnablesNetworkRailtolegallycomplywithTransportandWorksAct1992
Workerswillbetested‘FORCAUSE’followinganaccidentorincident Workerswillbetested‘UNANNOUNCED’wherethereissuspicionifanyonebeingundertheinfluenceofdrugs oralcohol
Workerswillbetested‘RANDOMUNANNOUNCED’inaccordancewithNetworkRail’sstandardforrandom unannouncedD&Ascreening
Ourpolicyfordrug&alcoholtestingisinaccordancewithNetworkRail’sDrugandAlcoholStandard andisstipulatedundertheSentinelSchemeRules. Drugandalcoholtestingiscarried outacrosstherailindustrybecausetravelingtoandfromworkand performingworkundertheinfluenceofalcoholorcertaindrugsbringsasignificantsafetyrisktowork colleaguesandpassengers Consequently,allworkersaresubjecttoD&Atestingatanytime Theobjectiveof testingistokeepeveryoneassafeaspossible NETWORKRAILLIFESAVINGRULES HOWDOESD&ATESTINGHELPTHIS? REASONSFORD&ATESTINGINTHERAILINDUSTRY SOMEOFTHEEFFECTSOFDRUGS&ALCOHOL DrugandAlcohol(D&A)Testing 12 Poorconcentration Irritable/aggressive Anxiousorstressed Confusion Poordecisionmaking Physicalhealthissuese.gdepression, addiction Longtermmentalhealthconditions TOTHEINDIVIDUAL Increasedaccidentrisk Unsafetodriveoroperatemachinery Unabletocarryoutworksafely Putthemselves,colleagues& passengersatrisk Poorattendanceandtimekeeping Poorqualityofwork Inabilitytofollowinstructions ATWORK
REASONWHY
Vitalcanprovidesupporttoanyworkerthatrequireshelp
Anyworkerwhoisconcerneddrugoralcoholissuesshouldimmediatelycontactthebranchresponsiblefor
IfdrugoralcoholmisuseisnotdeclaredbeforeaD&Atesttheworkerwillnothaveadefenceintheeventofa
Therearemanyorganisationsandsupportgroupsofferingsupportandassistancetoanyonewhoisstruggling
Pleaseaskforsupport
Sentinelcard(passporttoworkonanyNetworkRailManagedInfrastructurecancelledforfiveyears PersonalTrackSafety(PTS)ticketrevokedforfiveyears
organisingtheirwork,declaretheissueandaskforhelp
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CONSEQUENCESOFBREACHINGTHED&ASTANDARD TheconsequencesforanyworkcolleagueorprospectivecandidatewhorecordsapositiveD&Atestresult,including anyonewhorefusestoundergoatestwhenrequiredtodosoareasfollows: ASKFORHELPIFYOUNEEDSUPPORT Furtherhelp(someexamplesonly) wwwal anonukorguk Supportforfamilyandfriendsofalcoholics 13 WHATCHANGESARETAKINGPLACE KetamineandTramadolhavebeen addedtothesubstancetestingpanel. Propoxyphenehasbeenremoved Thepercentageofselectedwork colleaguesbeingselectedforrandom unannouncedD&Atestingeachyearis increasingfrom5%to20% CHANGES KetamineandTramadolcanhave psychoactiveeffectsandhaveaddictive properties Thesetwosubstancesaretrendinginmisuse ToaddresstheincreaseinD&Afailures reportedbyNetworkRailandkeepeveryone safe
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