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Railway Safety News & Bulletins

Issue 3 2014

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1. A signing Sheet is now included at the end of this document for recording the delivery of these briefings to your

staff.

WELCOME

Firstly, my apologies for the lateness of this bulleting briefing, many things have conspired against in getting this to you

on time but we have finally made it.

This month’s bulletin sees the actual Prohibition Notice placed on Network Rail regarding the Manual Handling of C143

Troughs. Having handled these myself I know firsthand how heavy and awkward they can be. They are so big I recall we

used to them ‘The Coffins!’

Some of you may be aware of some of the changes coming soon and the introduction of the Safe Work Leader as a

replacement for the Coss and Engineering Supervisor. I have seen a number of presentations from different areas of

Network Rail; unfortunately the actual method of how this is going to be implemented and how it will work are still quite

vague. We have placed one of the NR Presentations on to the website for you to download and review.

Have you heard anything about how this new process will be implemented? If so please do get in touch

CROSSRAIL WEST – Paddington to Stockley

This area has now been taken over by Carillion who are acting as the Principle Contractor. All works in this area are

subject to Mandatory changes to working practices on or near the line. Carillion have introduced a new safety critical

duty to be known as the Observer of Trains, and should be used for all works where a Site Warden is appointed. In

addition the normal rule of a 2.0m Separation distance when using Site Wardens has been increased to 2.5m.

If you need more information or a copy of the new Carillion Rail Operating Procedure please get in touch

KEEP SAFE AND FOLLOW THOSE ‘LIFE SAVING RULES’

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THIS MONTH PRIZE – A GENUINE SWISS ARMY KNIFE

A railway related question will be posed during each edition of the Safety Bulletin, email me the

answer and we will draw the winner at the end of July

This time around we are giving away a genuine Swiss Army knife with 17 built in accessories!

Large blade Small blade Bottle opener Large screwdriver Wire stripper Magnifying glass

Scissors Can opener Small screwdriver •Philips screwdriver Reamer / punch Sewing eye

Corkscrew Multipurpose hook Keyring TweezersToothpick

Can any self-respecting rail worker be without one??

Just check out the question below and be the first to respond and we’ll package it up and send it out

first class direct to your door

QUESTION IS BELOW

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Which terminus is this?

Ping me an email with the correct answers and that Swiss Army Knife is all yours. The email address

is: info@prb-consulting.co.uk and put QUIZ 6 in the subject line.

Closing date is July 30th 2014

Good Luck, don’t forget to brief out the info above and get the guys to sign below. Those Achilles

auditors will want to see it next time around

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