LT Health & safety

Health & safety issues on London's Transport

Stuck In The Lift

23 people, including a child, were stuck in the lift at Elephant & Castle for nearly an hour and a half last Friday. Why? Because LUL had staffed up the station with scab managers to keep it open during the station staff's strike, and they didn't seem to have a clue how to actually work the lifts...

LUL Bans Drivers' Safety Survey

LUL obviously finds cross-track projection (XTP) very exciting and very lucrative. We hear figures of £150m doing the rounds, and with that much on the table, perhaps we shouldn't be surprised if the company does not want to be troubled by small matters such as safety. With such an important income...

At The Movies

You might have noticed that several stations now have moving-image adverts on a 10-foot-high screen on the platform wall. It's all thanks to cross-track projection (XTP).

You might also suspect that this could possibly distract the driver, or indeed the passengers, causing potential safety problems...

Accident Books, Please

Tubeworker has reported previously on LUL management's removal of accident books from workplaces.

It turns out that as we confidently predicted, this has caused a watering-down of safety standards, in particular:

  • under reporting of accidents as people are reluctant to take the time to get an EIRF...

We Have Lift Off

Management have had a bright idea - you know, one of those that involves compromising safety in order to keep the service running and the cash coming in.

So what is this bright idea? They want to keep Holloway Road station open if the lifts go out of service. Quite how they plan to get people out...

Three And Out

A driver writes about the new film 'Three And Out' here.

Mind The Automatic Doors, Please

The new 09 stock on the Victoria line is a fully automated train with fully automated door opening and closing.

The PTI (platform-train interface) is already the most dangerous place on the Underground, and now LUL seems to want to make it even more dangerous. This will certainly lead to more...

Look Back In Anger

Remember dynamic risk assessments? That's where management - in the person of a Rostered Duty Officer - can make an on-the-spot decision to assess that a particular procedure is 'safe' even if it's against the rules.

You think that's bad enough? Well, management have now adopted the notion of...

Central Line Motors Wear Out

The chickens are finally coming home to roost for the Central line's 92 stock, as the motors begin to give up the ghost. Everyone always knew they were dodgy, and over recent weeks, the brushes have been wearing out and the motors flashing over.

Management thought they could patch and mend, and...

Former Driver Wins Legal Case

A former driver has won a legal case against LUL after the company's inadequate training caused her to develop a condition that stopped her being able to drive.

Here's RMT's press release ...

A COURT of Appeal ruling yesterday that London Underground failed to provide proper training to a driver...

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