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SSW JSC(09)1stDraft Minutes 09/001 – 09/014

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Minutes of a meeting of Joint Safety Committeeheld on Wednesday 11 March 2009 at Friars Bridge Court

present: Jan Chaudhry Operations Director (chairman)Christian Roth Engineering DirectorAndrew Welsby Human Resources DirectorBrian Cook Head of Safety and EnvironmentKeith Usher Operational Standards ManagerAndrew Fairbank Head of StationsBarbara Davenport Head of Employee WellbeingGraham Morris District Organiser, ASLE&FDarren Howe Drivers Health and Safety Representative, ASLE&FMartin Dye Drivers Company Council Representative, ASLE&FAlan Martin Health and Safety Representative, Island LinePeter Gale Regional Organiser, RMTRickey Goodman Company Council Representative, RMTBill Read Health and Safety Representative, RMT John Walsh Health and Safety Representative, TSSAMick Pollek Regional Industrial Organiser, Unite the UnionAndrew Edwards Legislation and Standards Manager (secretary)Steve Morgan Area Commander, British Transport Police*

* present for items JSC09/001 to JSC09/004 only

Apologies for absence were received from:Stewart Palmer Managing DirectorIan Johnston Customer Services DirectorMartin Peakall Head of Operational StandardsIain Anderson Divisional Secretary, TSSA

Item

JSC 09/001

The Chairman welcomed Committee members. The Committee noted the

minutes of the last meeting

, held on 10 December 2008. JSC 09/002 The Committee reviewed the items on the

actions tracking log

. Any actionscarried forward have been recorded on the log, which is appended to theseminutes. JSC 09/003 The Head of Safety and Environment gave a presentation to Committeemembers on South West Trains’ and Island Line’s

safety performance

forPeriods 9, 10 and 11 2008/9.

(continued…)

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JSC 09/003 Safety Performance (continued)

003.01 Performance IndicatorsThe Head of Safety and Environment advised the Committee that theperformance indicators had been updated to reflect the 2009 targetvalues. As a result, most of the indicators are currently worse thantarget.003.02 Passenger AccidentsThe Committee noted the increased number of passenger accidentsduring the winter period. The TSSA Safety Representative askedwhether station car parks are included in our winter precautions. TheHead of Safety and Environment advised that the station managementteams had produced individual station winter plans based on localpriorities and resources available. Car parks normally are not treatedas priority areas.003.03 Station OverrunsThe Committee noted that station overruns were now broken downbetween all overruns and those classed as driver responsible. TheASLEF District Organiser asked why some of the station overruns thatoccurred during the low adhesion period are classed as driverresponsible. The Operations Standards Manager advised that alloverruns are investigated using OTMR and driver interview and if theinvestigation reveals that low adhesion is the cause then these areclassed as driver not responsible.The ASLEF District Organiser commented on variations in theperformance of different stock types during the low adhesion periodand asked whether ASLEF could have a debrief on the 2008/09 leaf-fall period in conjunction with the other train operating companiesoperating south of the River Thames. The Chairman advised that thiswould be arranged, depending on the co-operation of Southern andSoutheastern.003.04 TPWS activations approaching red signalsThe Head of Safety and Environment informed Committee membersthat there had been a reduction in the number of TPWS activationsapproach red signals during the low adhesion period.003.05 Environmental IssuesThe Head of Safety and Environment outlined the progress that hasbeen made in improving the amount of waste recycled. The Head of Safety and Environment advised that energy consumption during January was higher than the target value, mainly as a result of thecold weather during the month.

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JSC 09/004 The Area Commander of British Transport Police gave a presentation to theCommittee on

the London South policing plan

. This was then expandedinto a wider discussion on the company arrangements for dealing with crimeand anti-social behaviour.The Area Commander explained that there has been an increase in the amountof non-notifiable crime as a result of changes in Home Office reporting rules.Cycle crime is a particular problem on the SWT network and the BTP will betargeting prolific offenders during the coming year, although initiatives will bebalanced against the need to put most emphasis on the serious offences thatdiscourage passengers travelling. The Area Commander advised that thedetection rate for offences continues to be significantly higher than the forceaverage and that the relationship with SWT Security and Crime Prevention staff continues to work well.The Health and Safety Representative RMT asked whether there could be adirect link from the cab-radio to the BTP control. The Committee discussed thepoint and decided that the best opportunity to address this is via a pre-dialarrangement once the GSM-R system becomes operational.The TSSA Safety Representative asked about the arrangements for viewingstation CCTV evidence as part of the investigation into cycle theft. The AreaCommander explained the reasons why this would not be the best use of policeresources.The RMT Company Council Representative asked whether the company hadconsidered if there will be a possible rise in crime when revenue protectionstaff numbers are reduced. The Head of Stations advised that the currentproposals catered for the retention of local RPI teams and late night blocks.The ASLE&F Company Council Representative asked about the responsearrangements between BTP and the Civil Police. The Area Commanderadvised that 90% of all calls received are attended by BTP and that all 999calls will be received by the BTP control room as well as that of the Civil Police.The Chairman thanked the Area Commander for attending the meeting andgiving the presentation on the current position. The Chairman asked theLegislation and Standards Manager to make the necessary arrangements toinvite the Area Commander to give the Committee a further update in 12months time.

ACTION (

2009-001)

: Legislation and Standards Manager

JSC 09/005 The Committee reviewed the latest copy of the

CIRAS report

. The ASLE&FDistrict Organiser explained the reasons behind requesting this item beincluded on the agenda. The Committee agreed that a review of the latestCIRAS report will be a standing item on the agenda.

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