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- Freepost: Freepost CIRAS
- Call me back
December 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Rules and procedures
Training and briefing
Communication and teamwork
Not Specified
A reporter has contacted CIRAS regarding the withdrawal of late notice cases by Balfour Beatty at various depots including Ashford and Hither Green.
November 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Communication and teamwork
Method of working
Not Specified
A reporter has raised concerns about the lack of reporting accidents and injuries at Balfour Beatty Renewals.
March 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Rules and procedures
Knowledge Skills and experience
Communication and teamwork
Not Specified
A reporter has raised concerns regarding requirements listed in manuals for S&T staff.
March 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Rules and procedures
Training and briefing
Communication and teamwork
South East
A reporter has highlighted concerns about insufficient track experience newly trained lookouts possess along the western Paddington-Acton route.
March 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Rules and procedures
Supervision and Management
Communication and teamwork
Knowledge Skills and experience
Not Specified
An experienced COSS fears raising legitimate safety concerns because client contractors often ask for agency staff to be replaced if they are perceived as obstructionist.
March 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Rules and procedures
Method of working
Training and briefing
Communication and teamwork
North West
A reporter has raised concerns over the sectional appendices included in the safe system of working planning systems (SSWOPS) packs, which are often showing the wrong information because they are not up to date.
March 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Method of working
Work environment
Communication and teamwork
South East
London Underground (LUL) drivers on the Bakerloo line who need to speak over the Connect Two radio system to the Network Rail (NR) signal box at Wembley are finding that their calls sometimes go unanswered.
January 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Rules and procedures
Station and platform
Communication and teamwork
Equipment
South East
A reporter believes that working the Windsor and Eton Central branch would be more comfortable if platform one at Slough station had a close door (CD) indicator.
January 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Training and briefing
Method of working
Communication and teamwork
Not Specified
CIRAS has received a report about signallers on the Sheffield - Doncaster route not using the phonetic alphabet when communicating with drivers and/or shunters.
January 2010 in Network Rail and Suppliers
Rules and procedures
Training and briefing
Communication and teamwork
Not Specified
Two reporters are concerned about the lack of notice given to drivers about emergency speed restrictions (ESRs).
