Network Rail: We will take more action on risks to workers

摘要

Railway safety experts should be looking at other industries for guidance on improvements, according to Simon Kirby, director of investment projects at Network Rail. Reporting to the IOSH Rail Industry Conference 2010 in London, he said there had been four fatalities in the past year, but admitted that it was not good enough and action had to be taken to prevent further deaths. He said: 'This is something we have got to get away from. I sometimes see behaviour used as an excuse rather than as a reason. We're doing a lot of communicating and have talked to 9,000 people.