Improvement of the safety of the cabin windows of rolling stock
Not to be implemented
Rail R
Accident
18.7.2019
2019-S45
Suosituksen perustelu
The wrong kind of shattering of the side windows of the locomotive's cabin and the missing fragment retention film increased the injuries of the engine drivers.
Recommendation
Railway undertakings shall ensure that the cabin windows of the rolling stock are made of glass that does not cause additional injuries when breaking in an accident.
Suosituksen tarkennus
The cabin windows must be made from laminated safety glass or fragment retention films must be applied on them.
Toimenpide-ehdotukset
The wrong kind of shattering of the side windows of the locomotive's cabin and the missing fragment retention film increased the injuries of the engine drivers.
Investigation report
R2018-02 Level crossing accident in Kemijärvi on 12 December 2018