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Health and Safety, who needs it!
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TrainBrain185
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So you think that train op would allow that unit to carry passengers with that malfunctioned door? I think not. Can't just run the vehicle through a "Stargate" back the the Depot for repair.
I was HSWA Rep for the RMT for a long time.
My driver rep and myself covered a large swathe of locations in Yorkshire and Humberside, in fact anywhere our members went on duty we could examine for safety.(EG The Workplace.)
As for the managers all they did was play Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Madness.
We have gone in long tunnels where every drain was minus a cover, locations where ther were hypodermic syringes which our members could walk over. The list of defects to walking routes, shift patterns, methods of working etc were all endless.
You find that Senior Management talked safety but if it came to spending money the above problem kicked in.
You cannot run a railway without safety, and Union Safety Reps play a vital role in keeping the railway safe for thier members, and this knocks on for the rail users.
There is a maxim on the railway which is
' If its not safe do not do it.'
My driver rep and myself covered a large swathe of locations in Yorkshire and Humberside, in fact anywhere our members went on duty we could examine for safety.(EG The Workplace.)
As for the managers all they did was play Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Madness.
We have gone in long tunnels where every drain was minus a cover, locations where ther were hypodermic syringes which our members could walk over. The list of defects to walking routes, shift patterns, methods of working etc were all endless.
You find that Senior Management talked safety but if it came to spending money the above problem kicked in.
You cannot run a railway without safety, and Union Safety Reps play a vital role in keeping the railway safe for thier members, and this knocks on for the rail users.
There is a maxim on the railway which is
' If its not safe do not do it.'
starrymarkb
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CarterUSM
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Thats an eye-opening case of mend and make do without the mend! I wonder what the voltage is on the, ahem, OHLE.
Peter Mugridge
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The earthing is directly through the wheels - did you notice the big sparks at two points in the clip?
Thats an eye-opening case of mend and make do without the mend! I wonder what the voltage is on the, ahem, OHLE.
I have been in pit yards in Yorkshire that had roads similar to that in the vid.
Some examples of bad pit railways was Wooley, before the bunker was made.
Park Mill pit/Emley Moor screens and large parts of Hull Docks.
This is why H and S is vital for everyone who uses the railway.
CarterUSM
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Broken Viking
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Whyever not? Even in that state, it's still safer than the doors on the average Pacer!
Can't hazard a guess as to the voltage, but going on the sparks I'm pretty certain that's a DC "catenery" that he's taking power from.Thats an eye-opening case of mend and make do without the mend! I wonder what the voltage is on the, ahem, OHLE.
Mind ye...That's given me a very interesting idea involving a pair of marigold gloves, a six-pack of Newcastle Broon, a spare 390 and a carbon fishing rod!
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Hang on...What if I take two rods insted? A dual feed from two cateneries would be 50Kv~, and might just get the Pendo over the 200mph mark if I'm lucky!
...And of course, who can forget about "normal" loadings commonplace on the Indian rail system? :razz:
starrymarkb
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Mind ye...That's given me a very interesting idea involving a pair of marigold gloves, a six-pack of Newcastle Broon, a spare 390 and a carbon fishing rod!
Hang on...What if I take two rods insted? A dual feed from two cateneries would be 50Kv~, and might just get the Pendo over the 200mph mark if I'm lucky!
Would still be 25kV - connected in parallel...
Indeed, we have always made good use of our health and safety reps, i assure you.
Who is the "WE"
CarterUSM
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Indeed, we have always made good use of our health and safety reps, i assure you.
Who is the "WE"
Members of my grade at my depot.
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