Focus of trackwork supervisors on traffic safety and technical tools
Implemented
Rail R
Accident
11.11.2014
R2013-02/S343
Suosituksen perustelu
In addition to their normal workload, trackwork supervisors may be responsible for requesting trackwork permissions for several teams. This disrupts their focus on their own tasks and endangers trackwork safety. Allocation of sufficient time and opportunities for trackwork supervisors to focus on the traffic safety functions should be ensured in each trackwork project.
Recommendation
The Finnish Transport Agency will ensure that trackwork supervisors focus on their traffic safety function, and develop better tools for trackwork supervisors for ensuring safety.
Suosituksen tarkennus
Where trackwork supervisors are responsible for other tasks in addition to trackwork permissions, they should have visual contact with the teams whose permissions they are handling. Where the trackwork supervisors' main function is to handle trackwork permissions for a number of teams, they should have access to a GPS-based electronic tool for locating the teams and managing permissions.
Toimenpide-ehdotukset
In addition to their normal workload, trackwork supervisors may be responsible for requesting trackwork permissions for several teams. This disrupts their focus on their own tasks and endangers trackwork safety. Allocation of sufficient time and opportunities for trackwork supervisors to focus on the traffic safety functions should be ensured in each trackwork project.