CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > August 2021 45 RAIL PLANT ASSOCIATION: 2 Infrastructure Manager be with their Principal Contractors when they explained the over-run occurred because of an unforeseen event, but they continued in a safe manner as opposed to rushing everyone and cutting corners? Supporting data The focus on OTP safety is justified, and the graph (right) shows 87 major incidents in a 20 month period with a rising trend. In the past few of months, some of our colleagues have sustained lifechanging injuries. The total incidents show 1856 events logged. (Please note, this is a minimum number. Not all incidents are known by Network Rail). Food for thought This article did not set out to find solutions, but we, the RPA, are eager to support the industry to help stop OTP incidents. Here are some points for consideration: • Rushing or corner cutting are behaviours driven by over-run risks. But is it fair to shift the blame to Network Rail for possession time pressures when our responsibility is to plan and execute work safely at all costs? • The OTP operator community is primarily zero-hour. But we can still positively influence their behaviour by personal performance monitoring? Nearly there Well, our station is arriving, but before we get off, let’s take a moment to reflect on the positives: • Our OTP works thousands of shifts every month without concern, and that is to be celebrated. • The introduction of POS back in December 2015, has tangibly enhanced OTP safety thanks to: • better planning • on site assurance monitoring • reduced on-site bullying • responsibilities placed on the OTP owners who provide POS services Perhaps now, six years after the implementation of POS, it’s time to review/enhance the POS requirement and raise the bar a bit further? 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 19/20-P07 19/20-P08 19/20-P09 19/20-P10 19/20-P11 19/20-P12 19/20-P13 20/21-P01 20/21-P02 20/21-P03 20/21-P04 20/21-P07 20/21-P08 20/21-P09 20/21-P10 20/21-P11 20/21-P12 20/21-P13 21/22-P01 3 2 2 2 4 4.6 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 10 11 OTP MAJOR INCIDENT BY PERIOD 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 19/20-P07 19/20-P08 19/20-P09 19/20-P10 19/20-P11 19/20-P12 19/20-P13 20/21-P01 20/21-P02 20/21-P03 20/21-P04 20/21-P05 20/21-P06 20/21-P07 20/21-P08 20/21-P09 20/21-P10 20/21-P11 20/21-P12 20/21-P13 21/22-P01 92 23 86 112 4 88 71 85 84 90 76 79 69 91 88 79 110 100 115 76 10 105 TOTAL INCIDENT TREND