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RMT Upfront is the newsletter for tube drivers produced by RMT activists. In this special edition we look at the RMT Secure Cabs Campaign and the proposal received from management today.
At a possible cost of near £10 million, will it provide the solution we demand? Read the newsletter to find out.
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for tube drivers produced by RMT activists. In this special edition we look at the RMT Secure Cabs Campaign and the proposal received from management today.
At a possible cost of near £10 million, will it provide the solution we demand? Read the newsletter to find out.
RMT Upfront is the newsletter for tube drivers produced by RMT activists. In this special edition we look at the RMT Secure Cabs Campaign and the proposal received from management today.
At a possible cost of near £10 million, will it provide the solution we demand? Read the newsletter to find out.
new proposal could provide a solution RMT Train's Safety Reps terms that was just not today met with senior LU good enough. management and LU en- We are happy to report that gineers in the latest of a we now seem to have posi- series of meetings to find tive movement to address a solution to the cab se- our concerns! curity problems we have been raising for the past What is the new pro- couple of years. posed solution? You will recall that the is- Train's Safety Reps met sue has been raised with with Engineers and LU management several times Safety Advisers about a over the years month ago to but took on add- explain to them ed urgency after what it was we the plethora of were looking for: J door access key (figure 1) terrorist attacks Essentially we in London and wanted a cab Manchester last door that we year. We point- were able to lock ed out that a when driving and safe cab envi- that passengers ronment is the were unable to very least we deserve access uninvited. when carrying out our job. The stumbling block was LU have committed to ad- finding a way that the door dressing the problem be- could be released should fore, only to pull the plug at the driver become incapac- the last minute citing fund- itated. Today's meeting ing issues. More recent has seen the issue take a talks have seen LU pro- positive step forward. pose a 5 year plan to ad- The engineers presented dress our concerns only to us with a prototype which be told in no uncertain J door access button (figure 2) is essentially a box over
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How will the security system work? the current type of access it be required. handle we currently have The timescales now being on the saloon side of the discussed are, the first door. This box would be ac- stock fitted within 12 cessed using a security key months with a combine that lifted a flap to the door wide completion handle. (see fig- by the end of ure one) 2020. Given the In the event of task at hand our the driver be- initial thoughts are coming incapac- that this is rea- itated there will sonable. be a override There are many button on the problems and pro- box (figure 2, cedural issues still front page), with to overcome but a time delay on it (timings the Safety Council feel posi- still to be agreed). This will tive that we have taken a enable staff to enter to as- step in the right direction. Door access override (figure 3) sist the driver should it be We will be consulting with needed. It will also allow the our members over the com- passengers to evacuate the ing months and a series of How will the proposed train in an emergency. ongoing workshops will be new system work? On the inside of the door set up with Safety Council (driver's cab side) there will members and engineers • The cab is accessed from the saloon via the J door by be a button that will allow moving the issue on. a key which only the driver the driver to cancel the LU have assured us that a has. override in instances of budget of £9.4 million • There will also be an emer- erroneous and mali- has been ring-fenced gency access button which cious use. (see fig- for this modification. can be pushed to open the ure 2) The driver All the proposals cab door, but with a delay. will be alerted to • If the access button is used, given to us today will an alarm sounds in the driv- this via an audible be put and writing warning. ers cab and the driver can and sent to our Head then override it to stop the Office next week. Of door opening if necessary. A good proposal course we have been here before What do you think of this It is very early technical solution? The Trains and we have good Health & Safety Council days but the proto- reasons to have our wants your feedback. Please type offers us what optimism tinged with come along to the Trains we have asked for: a safe cynicism. But it does at last Grades meeting, or your local cab environment with ac- feel that progress has been branch meeting to find out cess in emergencies should made. more.
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Frank Curtis - 07931 130849 Gary Doyle - 07830 221 543 Dave Rayfield - Paul Shannon - 07800808297 Jim McDaid - 07917131692 07719 132161 Will Reid - 07983 958429 Nigel Eivers - 07961 141924