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A list of 2013 health and safety notices which allow time for the recipient to comply with the law.
This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2013. Copies of the notices can be found on our public register.
| Company and notice number | Brief description | Issue date | Compliance date | Result |
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Network Rail I/TW/151113 |
The Notice was served because suitable measures had not been taken to provide crossing users at the Kemps Footpath Crossing (near Balcombe Station on London to Brighton main line) with sufficient warning time of the approach of southbound trains. | 18 Nov 2013 | 18 Feb 2014 | Open |
| Walkers Construction Limited I/JJC/2013 |
The notice was served following an investigation into an accident at Dorridge Station Solihull, which showed that operatives had undertaken roles for which they were not competent. In addition, it indicated the lack of a management structure for the safe operation of the site. | 6 Dec 2013 | 23 Jan 2014 | Complied |
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Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Company Limited I/SJT/16/12/2013/1 |
The notice was served following complaints made regarding various concerns - including competency and maintenance aspects associated with their operation. In addition it requires the company to put in place a complete and recorded Safety Management System. | 16 Dec 2013 | 21 Mar 2014 | Complied |
| Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd I/20131119/JSM |
Following an incident in March 2012 where a Network Rail contractor received an electric shock from a signal location cabinet, an Improvement Notice was served on Network Rail which required them to review their 650V signalling distribution equipment. The results of this review showed that significant numbers of cabinets in public places were not earthed or bonded – which was contrary to the assurances given by Network Rail. This IN requires NR to perform a review of all cabinets in public places, and to ensure that earthing and bonding is installed in all of them. Additionally, it requires NR to introduce a maintenance process to ensure that all cabinets remain in a safe condition. | 19 Nov 2013 | 21 Feb 2014 | Open |
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Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd I/ENF-NOT-88/IAS |
The notice was served as a result of: a) the increasing numbers of track geometry twist faults occurring that require action within set timescales (immediate action and intervention limit faults); b) increasing number of repeat defects (both in numbers, and as a proportion of the total number). Further, The IN requires NR to carry out a review into why their current track maintenance arrangements do not prevent either an increase in twist fault numbers or repeat faults. | 19 Nov 2013 | 3 Oct 2014 | Open |
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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited I/ENF-NOT-84/JPMcG |
The Notice was served as a result of the absence of suitable measures being in place to ensure that sufficient vegetation is removed, where necessary, to enable earthworks to be adequately examined. This could affect the integrity of the earthworks, and potentially increase the risk to passenger's safety. | 4 Nov 2013 | 10 Jan 2014 | Complied |
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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited I/N/NACB/2013/001 |
The Notice was served as a result of there not being adequate washing facilities in the vicinity of the portable toilet at the Carlisle Kingmoor LDC. | 11 Oct 2013 | 29 Oct 2013 | Open |
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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited IN17092013 |
The Notice was served as a result of the possibility of injury to Network Rail staff when they are carrying out patrolling and inspection within the Newcastle Infrastructure Maintenance Delivery Unit area. | 27 Sep 2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | Open |
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Strathclyde Partership for Transport I/INV-ACC-502 SRP |
On 30 April 2013 at Broomloan Depot in Glasgow a locomotive and wagon operated by SPT became detached from each other and during the recovery operations the unattached wagon ran down the ramp from the depot into the tunnel of the inner circle of the subway system. The notice was issued due to SPT's failure to demonstrate a suitable and sufficient assessment of the braking and coupling requirements and maintenance of their engineering vehicles, thereby placing their employees and contractors at risk from uncontrolled movements of such vehicles. |
25 Jun 2013 | 30 Sep 2013 | Complied |
| Bala Lake Railway
I/SJT/03/04/2013/1 |
The railway did not have in place an established and maintained, complete and recorded Safety Management System meeting the requirements set out in Regulation 6 and Schedule 1 of the Regulations | 3 Apr 2013 | 31 Jul 2013 | Open |
| VolkerRail Ltd
I/LVM/20130328/VKR/01 |
The notice results from a preliminary investigation into an incident on Friday 22 March 2013 in which a track-worker engaged on the Crossrail (West) works was struck by a passing train and injured. VolkerRail had teams working in the same vicinity, but they had no planned safe systems for work on or near the line. | 28 Mar 2013 | 31 May 2013 | Complied |
| Lowrey Ltd
I/LVM/2013/LOW/01 |
The notice results from a preliminary investigation into an incident on Friday 22 March 2013 in which a track-worker engaged on the Crossrail (West) works was struck by a passing train and injured. Lowrey Ltd. had teams working in the same vicinity, but they had no planned safe systems for work on or near the line. | 28 Mar 2013 | 31 May 2013 | Complied |
| Great Western Society Limited
I/PT/GWS/06/03/13 |
The Notice was served due to Great Western Society Limited's failure to have effective arrangements in place to ensure the health and safety of their employees, volunteers and contractors when carrying out work at their Didcot Railway Centre this followed an incident on 7 March 2012 at Didcot Railway Centre when a volunteer received multiple serious injuries after being pinned against a brick retaining wall whilst attempting to manhandle an electrical transformer back into position after it had slipped from a movement skate. | 6 Mar 2013 | 6 Sep 2013 | Complied |
| Babcock Rail Ltd
I/LVM/20130319/01 |
Following an incident on 8 March 2013 in which a road-rail vehicle (RRV) was involved in an incident at Hope Station when a track worker on their track renewals site was struck by a RRV and become trapped between the RRV and the station platform. An Improvement Notice was served, for Babcock Rail Limited's failure to have effective management and monitoring arrangements in place to ensure the safety of those involved in track renewal work. | 19 Mar 2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | Open |
| Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
I/Enf-Not-69/AC01 |
The notice was issued due to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd's failure to demonstrate a robust process for the management of earthworks at risk of landslip, including the slope at Brithdir [Car] 18 miles 944 yards on 30th January 2013. | 14 Feb 2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | Open |
| Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Enf-Not-367/CAR01 |
The Notice was served on Network Rail Infrastructure Limited for failing to have a suitable safe system of work in place when carrying out welding inspections on switch blades, including points at Bristol West Junction. As a consequence a Network Rail employee amputated part of his thumb between the moving switch blade and stock rail whilst undertaking welding inspections at Bristol Junction on 772B points on the 23rd October 2012. |
26 Feb 2013 | 28 Aug 2013 | Open |
| Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
I/LVM/20130114/01 |
Following inspections in November 2012 and December 2012 to check on Adjacent Line Open (ALO) working across the LNE, LNW and Western Routes a notice was issued due to Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd's failure to have in place effective arrangements to ensure that their risk control measures had been implemented for the risk to trains, from RRVs, construction plan and other vehicles, posed during adjacent open line working. | 14 Jan 2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | Open |