Re: Another RSA worker killed

["Andrew Honan" <ahonan@wr.com.au>]

There needs to be more awareness of safety in and around trains. Perhaps
complacency sets in and the work site is considered only in terms of the
tasks involved i.e. digging trenches etc.
There is a systemic risk concerning trains - in that obviously trains cannot
divert to avoid people nor can they stop quickly.

Andrew Honan

Bill <wguest@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:37A2CE5C.4F2C9039@xtra.co.nz...
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> Derek Woodlands wrote:
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> > What was the RSA worker doing on the tracks?  From what I read in the
papers, he
> > stepped in front of the train.  His fault, not Cityrail.
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> > The only thing that can come out of this is that all rail workers who
venture
> > onto tracks need to be better educated about looking before moving.
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> Really? Whose job is it to train and supervise the staff? Are you serious
that
> Cityrail management can simply shrug their shoulders and say "The silly
bugger
> shouldn't have stepped out".
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> I hope this attitude (and that expressed in another post) are not
indicative of
> safety cultures on Aussie railways. If they are, some reforms are urgently
needed.
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> Bill
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