LT Health & safety

Health & safety issues on London's Transport

Candid Camera

When CCTV cameras fail - as recently at Euston - the procedure seems to be that staff are positioned in all areas of the station regardless.

But doesn't this inherently put staff at risk, asking us to be on our own in areas where there are no cameras? There are not enough staff for us to be...

Above The Law?

You would think that your health and safety rep was entitled to inspect all the areas where you work, right?

Well yes, legally (1977 regulations - 'Brown Book' - to be precise). But apparently the law does not apply to the East Ham group, where the local GSM believes that stations health & safety...

Assault Proves Lone Detrainments Unsafe

While management still seem to be in denial about the dangers of detraining alone, an incident happened at Queens Park last week that should wake even them from their slumbers.

At about quarter to midnight, a train that had showed a destination of Harrow & Wealdstone had to be tipped out at Queens...

Nuclear Risk

Mayor Livingstone commisioned a Nuclear Transportation Risk Assesment for London due to concerns about trains carrying nuclear waste through London. This was awarded to Serco Assurance Limited.
Where do these trains travel? Over the Bakerloo Line and the London Overground, on both slow and fast...

Diluting Minimum Staffing

There has been a sudden and myseterious change to Section 4.2 of every Section 12 station's Emergency Plan. That's the clause that tells you your minimum staffing numbers, below which you can not open the station.

It used to specify how many of each grade eg. 1 Supervisor, 1 Station Assistant...

Defend Your Right To Refuse

LUL wants to water dwon your right to refuse to work on safety grounds.

Management want to introduce a rule that you carry on working until a manager confirms your view that it's unsafe! Just a couple of seconds thought shows why this is crazy. So there's asbestos hanging out of the ceiling? So the...

Falling apart around our ears

A CSA at Euston station was standing on the gateline, when a ceiling tile landed on his head!

The ceiling tiles have been disturbed and replaced by mesh to access the electrics - part of the upgrade at Euston station, for which TubeLines are being paid millions. As well as the dingy environment...

Hearing Loss

Occupational Health seem to have a case of hearing loss, as they appear not to be listening to Bakerloo drivers' enquiries about, erm, hearing loss.

A couple of drivers have been found to have slight deficits in hearing in their left ears. Since the drop-light window on the Bakerloo stock is on the...

Roughed Up

On last Wednesday's football night, a detrainment CSA was dragged the length of the platform by some blokes who were annoyed that the train wouldn't be going all the way to their destination.

Fortunately(?), a senior Bakerloo line manager was present at the time. So even though his presence was not...

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