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Health & safety issues on London's Transport

Bakerloo detrainment: the resistance begins

Industrial action has kicked off on the Bakerloo line this morning, as drivers impose our own, safe detrainment procedure in place of management's reckless and dangerous one.

RMT and ASLEF have co-ordinated their action, both unions telling members to insist on physical, car-by-car detrainment...

Check Cuts Cause Crashes

So you thought that rolling stock units were checked every 14 days, right? Wrong.

In their wisdom, management have cut this to every 23 days, and are now cranking up the pressure to cut it further, to 28 days or beyond. They even reckon that the new stock only needs a once-over every 60 days.

The...

Adding Insult to Injury

Verbally assaulted? Pushed around? Spat at? Feels like station staff are having to put up with more aggression since the Olympics died down. One CSA was recently punched in the kidneys by a customer who thought it was the best way to get his attention?!

And are management on the spot, proactive...

Blinded By The Light

Some drivers repeatedly find that the headlights of oncoming trains - usually S stock or London Overground trains - dazzle our vision. This can be uncomfortable and even painful, and obviously damages, albeit temporarily, our view of the track and any hazards ahead of us.

So, you might think that...

Fight Fatigue!

LU Occupational Health's guidance on avoiding fatigue from shift work made interesting reading.

From it, we learnt it is beneficial to 'eat at regular times' and 'go to bed and get up at the same time'.

We learnt that the causes of fatigue are 'insufficient rest breaks between shifts and within...

OSN 101: Battle Over?

RMT took industrial action against OSN 101 - a set of new procedures designed to speed up the service and reduce the need for station staff at the expense of safety.  ASLEF also informed members they'd be supported should they not wish to follow the new rules.
 
Unfortunately, whilst RMT balloted...

Walking Over Coals

So Neasden Met depot finally got its new walkboards, needed because the south dock was too short for the trains. Only problem is ...

They are riddled with holes and gaps, there is ballast lying around everywhere, and management somehow forgot the Limited Clearance boards!

Tubeworker recommends...

Taking Responsibility (Away)

When is a Station Supervisor not in charge of a station, and a Train Operator not in charge of a train? When LU wants to cut corners to keep the service running and the cash coming in, apparently.

The company is taking away the right of Station Supervisors to refuse access, saying instead that we...

No to OSN101

The result of RMT's ballot on OSN101 will be out today, and we can expect a Yes vote, immediately followed by an official boycott of the newly-imposed unsafe procedures for drivers. This will provide protection for drivers refusing to put our safety (and ours and our workmates' jobs) at risk.

It is...

Room 101

OSN 101 Should be left in room 101. The new procedures involve departing a platform with no CCTV or assistance, reversing the train after a SPAD or reversing after a platform overrun.

LU spends millions on CCTV equipment - on newer stock the driver can see the platform until the entire train has...

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