Recent content by SmUX2k

An understanding of hazards and safety would definitely be an advantage when going for a safety-critical role, but you get about a year of training both in the class and next to a qualified driver in a train. When it comes down to it, it's all down to the application and aptitude tests...fail...

Right forum, wrong post. I couldn't say which post you should be piggybacking on, seeing as I only really follow this one, but normally if you have questions of your type, you would start a new thread (post) No harm done, of course, you're new to the forum :-P

Little update: I have applied for another train driving job with another company, and this time I have included Asperger in the application but have explained the fact that it is mild and would like them to discuss it with me if they are worried it may be a problem...and I never did get around...

That's why I said it affects everyone differently. I'm no clumsier than most people, no spasms (I assume you mean spasms, although I've not heard of either being attributed to aspies), comprehension possibly but with training I would adapt (and again no worse than most people...I would also...

Why not? :-P

And if I was denied based on the medical on the grounds of Asperger, they would find that they're not exempt from discriminating. There ARE cases in which Equality and Disability acts are ignored (as I said, they'd have to prove I was incapable of doing the job) but it would be challenged. If...

That is my question too, and if so have they heard of the Equality Act? Denying someone a job because of a disability is only allowed if the disability definitely affects their ability to do that job competently, and that can only be decided in the case of Asperger by evaluating that person's...

It is safe to assume Asperger would be a problem with some people, but my worry is that they may have assumed it was so with me without even looking into the fact...although it is understandable they wouldn't want to waste their time and instead decided to waste mine :-P In my case, I have had...

I am none of those...the main "limit" with me is people skills. I can deal with customers easily enough (I wouldn't even have considered platform assistant otherwise :-)) but it doesn't come easily to me and I prefer to work alone unless it's with people I know and who know me. Other than...

Hi, I recently failed the final part of an assessment for a trainee train driver for LOROL (the SafePQ test) after easily passing the rest, and am still interested in becoming a train driver as most other companies don't do the SafePQ (which I personally think is just their excuse for choosing...