RED Videos: Non-Technical Skills

There are around 3 billion platform-train interface (PTI) interactions each year and incidents are relatively low. However, around 48% of the total passenger fatality risk on the mainline railway network can be attributed to PTI events.

The railway has always needed depots of one kind or another. They are places to maintain trains, to load wagons, clean coaching stock, and stockpile rails and sleepers. With so much kit around, and people to work on it, safety has to be at the top of everyone’s list.

Bullying in the workplace is more common than many people realise, and can take many forms. It can, and does, have a significant impact on mental health, wellbeing, and safety at work, so in this episode we explore how we can tackle this issue. 

Why do passengers sometimes detrain or self-evacuate? It’s often due to trains breaking down, destroying our passengers’ own timetables and promises to employers, families and loved ones. RED 61 gives you the story, provides pointers on how to reduce the risks, and suggests ways to help keep everyone in the picture when an incident occurs.

Stations can be places where assaults and accidents occur. In this RED 60 programme, we hear about the risks, what the industry is doing to tackle them, and what we can all do to help.

This RED 57 programme looks at the risks posed by level crossings. A group of track workers are working in a possession by a level crossing. Errors in the handover between the crossing attendants are exacerbated by the PICOP’s fatigue and the signaller’s workload. These events lead to no signals protecting the crossing, and a very near miss.