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SPAD Good Practice Guide
Other Operational Roles
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Introduction
Articles here look at the role others such as the signaller, dispatcher and guard in preventing SPADs, as well as the topic of safety critical communications.
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Signallers Avoiding Unnecessary Stop Aspects
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SPADs and Safety Critical Communications
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Train Dispatch and Preventing Start Against Signal SPADs
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See also
RED 49 - Past at danger: a history of SPADs
Signals Passed at Danger Reports and Data
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Get in touch with our Principle Strategy Implementation Manager - Train Accident Risk for further information.
Philippa Murphy
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020 3142 5641
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