Use of location signs in the emergency call
Implemented
Rail R
Accident
14.1.2021
2021-S4
Suosituksen perustelu
A study commissioned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on the use of location signs included a risk assessment of their impact on other parties. The impact on the ability of Emergency Response Centres to locate the scenes of accidents was not assessed.
Recommendation
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency agrees with the Emergency Response Centre Administration on the use of location signs in railway emergency calls
Toimenpide-ehdotukset
A study commissioned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on the use of location signs included a risk assessment of their impact on other parties. The impact on the ability of Emergency Response Centres to locate the scenes of accidents was not assessed.
Investigation report
R2020-01 Level-crossing accident in Mänttä-Vilppula on 14 May 2020