Fatal injuries working around plant - VEHICLES AND HEAVY PLANT SHOULD BE KEPT SEGREGATED AT ALL TIMES...

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15th July 2008
Appendix A – 3350/178
Infrastructure Group Safety Bulletin
Fatal injuries working around plant
In the last three weeks two fatal injuries have occurred to trackside staff working around plant.
One incident occurred off-track at Brigg on the 24th
June and the other one on track at Rugby
on the 12th
July.
In both cases the person suffering fatal injuries was the Machine Controller or Banksman for
the moving plant. Both came into contact with, and were crushed by the moving plant.
Rugby Brigg
Immediate action to be taken
When controlling plant by hand signals or by face to face contact, the operator and machine
controller/ banksman need to be in a position where they can see each other at all times and
that there are clear and agreed lines of communication between them at all times.
If there is any doubt then all movements should be stopped immediately.
Issued by Graeme Cox, Head of HSQE Infrastructure Investment (Graeme.Cox@networkrail.co.uk)
Banksman/ Supervisor
crushed between these
vehicles
Machine controller
crushed by this
wheel set