Riddor's Report

The threats that Network Rail face are fines from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) for the delays to train services over the Christmas period. Network Rail have already incurred 2 fines from the ORR £2.4m during Christmas in 2006 following signalling problems at Portsmouth and a record £14m for engineering overrunning during the New Year of 2008. By not meeting the standards of the ORR Network Rail will continue to incur fines, by having to pay fines costing millions of pounds they are losing money which they could use to invest back into the railways.

All employees have a duty of care to report any concerns of abuse they have. These might include evidence or suspicions of bad practice by colleagues and managers (whistleblowing), or abuse by another service user, staff or their family and friends.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) is a minimum standard, outlining the rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties. The OHSA in conjunction with the Industrial Establishments Regulations provide requirements for reporting workplace accidents that result in fatalities and critical injuries, occupational illnesses, and disabling injuries (Workplace Safety and Prevention Services, 2011). The OHSA covers workers in most workplaces in Ontario. There are however some exceptions with regards to private residences, specific farming operations, teachers and self-employed persons. These exceptions are covered under subsections 3(1), 3(2), 3(3)(a), 3(3)(b) and 4 of the OHSA (Is my job covered? (n.d.)).

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) is a minimum standard, outlining the rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties. The OHSA in conjunction with the Industrial Establishments Regulations provide requirements for reporting workplace accidents that result in fatalities and critical injuries, occupational illnesses, and disabling injuries (Workplace Safety and Prevention Services, 2011). The OHSA covers workers in most workplaces in Ontario. There are however some exceptions with respect to private residences, certain farming operations, teachers and self-employed persons. This exceptions are covered under subsections 3(1), 3(2), 3(3)(a), 3(3)(b) and 4 of the OHSA (Is my job covered? (n.d.)).

The reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1985 (RIDDOR). RIDDOR set out that injuries resulting from accidents at work where an employee is incapacitated for three or more days must be reported to the authorities within seven days. Injuries involving fatalities must be notified immediately by the most practical means (e.g. by phone). Listed diseases must also be notified.

Another main regulation is called RIDDOR is Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (1995) this is an instrument of parliament, it is a stator obligation and speaks about that the company must report deaths injuries and diseases. Regarding quarries RIDDOR has requirements, these regard to the disturbing the site, making sure the workforce are notified and using equipment correctly. This regulation is extremely important, this allows the industries and organisations to collect statistical data which helps them improve and develop the working environment.

MMA could train their employees properly by investing in internal worker training programs which would cater to educating workers on proper safety procedures. This will ensure that both the employees and the company are in good standing (771.v and 77.1.iii). MMA could also conduct scheduled maintenance to ensure that all their train and equipment, including tracks are fit to be on the rail roads and are in great condition as opposed to the marginal conditions which constituted to the disaster. This would help to correct the issues they have with safety management and thus put the company in good standing as per – 77.1.ii and 77.2.i.

The outcome of the First World War (28th July 1914 – 11th November 1918), also known as the “war to end all wars” (Wells, 1961), was not enough to end all problems that caused it, therefore there was a call for a Second World War (1st of September 1939 - 2nd of September 1945). This war (World War 2) between the Allies and Axial power block had a very important role in the impact of technology during this period. As tension grew between opposing forces, so did its technological surroundings, and with days leading up to the war, different proposal of new war technologies were requested by the British Air Ministry. One of these technologies a RADIO DETECTING AND RANGING DEVICE (RADAR). The purpose of

Sebastian Anthony, senior editor of ExtremeTech.com, focuses on the potential dangers that could become problematic because of the speed of the advancement of the technology and the increasing interrelationship of the virtual-reality world and the real world. He expresses concern regarding the blurring of distinction between the two. An example is Oculus Rift which is a virtual reality headset that puts you inside a virtual world that seems completely lifelike. You can run around, fight, race, fly and create in a way that gamers have never done before. There have been “reports of people experiencing the odd sensation of fraying, blurring the divide between real and virtual that persists for a few minutes after detaching from the headset.” (Anthony, 2014, par.4)

In “Learning Matters: Testing, Testing, Testing” (The Merrow Report, 1997), there was considerable discussion regarding the imapct of testing on students and the various methods that educational institutons could have students show what they know. The most significant information I learned from this video is the distinct intention of creating standardized tests that are biased. One contributor discussed the intent of writing tests for individuals that are best at answering construct being tested. This contributor also states that it is also known that there is a relationship between one’s level of confort and success on a test, having previously infered that tests are biased against those students who don’t turn in homework or miss class. The

Workplace tragedies can be stopped before they occur. Awareness of a potentially harmful workplace situation and taking the appropriate action to stop it is what’s necessary. Demonstrating a good faith effort by training staff to identify and report a brewing workplace tragedy illustrates an organization's proactive efforts to create a secure work environment for employees and customers alike.

It should be immediately reported on the first day if something goes wrong especially the examples like Dell’s laptop and Pinto’s explosion due to the fuel tank. Dell’s laptop for example, getting a whiff of smoke may sound like a small thing, but is crucial when it comes to hazard. It’s crucial because if its not reported and getting a recall, injuries can lead to others as well. Ford Pinto’s getting explosive collision from fuel tank with 27 deaths is more critical than Dell’s laptop even though it’s the same hazard concept. A collision can lead more deaths than setting the house on fire after the laptop gets severely

Trace is frustrated with level of effort require for incident reporting and seems to feel that HSE is being unreasonable in how they implement solutions. This should be an engineered truck rail system that appears to be design for a single person lift. Side rails only seemed to weigh about 30 lbs. Trace is typically one of our biggest advocates for safety, so his concern most likely have some validity. Trace mentioned that it isn’t worth reporting if it is going to require this much effort and we can’t find a reasonable solution. These types of comments concern me. We need to make sure we have buy in from the field on our safety program.

Carrying out our daily activities both at home or working environment comes along with all various risks and hazardous dangers. Accidents are uncontrollable to certain levels even if standard policies or procedures are as followed. The main purpose on reporting is that safety lessons can be learned from this big misses and incidents or covering up that any incidents never occurred before. Essay access to reporting an incident with an understanding that reports will be hand in a non-punitive manner, and that will lead to enhanced learning regarding the causation of the event and systemic changes that will prevent it. From recurring as quoted by (Mahajan, 2015). The most frequent question asked during the period of an incident is who should blame for the unfortunate event and occurrence. Performing duties under all hazardous conditions may record certain cases of accidents with the presence of machinery may see the increase in accidents caused by carelessness and hazardous working materials and tools. The main reason of the report is to analyze and determine liability for the saw wood accident involving John Schmidt at the production shop which occurred on June 7.

Within corporate guidelines a closed-loop system for the reporting of safety issues by any and all employees and relevant constituents without fear of reprisal is strongly encouraged and clearly communicated. Anonymity or confidentiality is available when preferred.