61638 wrote: I merely pointed out that the NYMR is no more accident prone than some smaller concerns and that if anything some of the smaller lines are more dangerous places to be.
As the new M & D doesn't exist yet it remains to be seen how it will fare in the safety stakes, but for all we know it might be a miracle that you haven't yet killed anyone! Complacency is the ebemy of safety!
I can't disagree with that - there is one organisation I withdrew from due to my perception that any formal H&S training was pretty much non-existent there and considering there is not one piece of flat track on the whole system, with gradients unmatched elsewhere, not to mention that people were sometimes asked to perform tasks involving (occasionally faulty!) tools and machinery alone, and in isolated areas of the site - I didn't really feel confident it was a safe environment to be in.
It is probably worth noting however that this present group (on paper at least) do have individuals with appropriate experience to implement a fit-for-purpose strategy, some of them in current positions of responsibility at organisations operating in an above 25mph context, others with workshop/lifting/building site experience and one or two who are used to being subject to this kind of regulation on some of the smaller HRP's (with very good safety records might I add).
Without being complacent, I have no concerns about my own record, though there is still a kind of retiscence lurking at the back of one's mind to tempt fate. What you can't always legislate for however is the potential for a breakdown in common-sense in others. I guess you just have to stay aware of what is around you at all times and where any potential for mishap lies. If at all in doubt, don't put yourself (or others!) in that situation.
I do accept that the incident at NYMR was more to do with a hitherto unknown characteristic of the vehicles in question rather than individual error - as far as I can see at least, and that no-one was injured suggests that whatever systems you have in-place to mitigate such incidents appears to be working.
