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51643 Infrastructure staff working excessive hours

April 2013 in Freight Operations

tagged Fatigue Rostering Rules and procedures South East South West West Midlands East Midlands

A reporter is concerned about excessive hours being worked by staff for the infrastructure side of DB Schenker in the south and Midlands.

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51165 Early starts when returning from leave ‘causing fatigue’

November 2012 in Freight Operations

tagged Fatigue Rules and procedures Rostering Not Specified

Concerns have been raised about Drivers having to start work before 06:00 when returning from a period of annual leave.

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41259 Daily rosters posted ‘too late’

May 2011 in Freight Operations

tagged Rostering Not Specified

Drivers at DB Schenker industrial depots are said to be receiving insufficient notice when there are changes to their rosters.

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41269 ‘Inadequate’ rostering of breaks for freight Drivers

May 2011 in Freight Operations

tagged Rostering Fatigue Not Specified

Drivers at DB Schenker are concerned about the way in which Personal Needs Breaks (PNBs) are being rostered.

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41233 Drivers ‘authorising themselves' to pass stop boards

April 2011 in Freight Operations

tagged Rostering Rules and procedures Method of working North East

A reporter is concerned that Drivers are becoming 'desensitised' to stop boards at Worksop depot in Nottinghamshire. The reporter believes this could potentially cause a collision.

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41190 Drivers working excessive hours during bad weather

February 2011 in Freight Operations

tagged Fatigue Rostering Not Specified

Freight Drivers having to drive beyond the recommended safe limit of 11 hours because of the adverse weather conditions, concerns one reporter.

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41234 Fatigue compounded by shift patterns at Worksop

February 2011 in Freight Operations

tagged Fatigue Rostering Not Specified

Drivers are concerned by shift patterns and the associated risk of fatigue at Worksop depot.

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41147 Breaks rostered at beginning and end of shift causes fatigue

January 2011 in Freight Operations

tagged Rostering Fatigue Not Specified

Drivers at Freightliner Heavy Haul are concerned about the way in which Personal Needs Breaks (PNBs) are now being rostered.

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41203 Clarification on length of rest day

December 2010 in Freight Operations

tagged Fatigue Rostering Not Specified

A Driver is seeking clarification about the minimum number of hours in a rest day.

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40956 Long travel times and fatigue for DB Schenker Subcontractor

May 2010 in Freight Operations

tagged Fatigue Rostering Not Specified

The fatigue generated by long commutes by Axiom subcontracting staff to DB Schenker sites is a concern for one reporter.

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