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Bombardier’s Central Rivers site achieves 3 year safety milestone

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On the 17th October 2011 Bombardier’s Central Rivers Maintenance Facility achieved the milestone of three years without a Lost Time Accident (LTA); any accident that would prevent an employee from attending work the following day.

The Central Rivers Depot was built in 1999 at Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent, to service a new fleet of 78, Class 220 and 221 diesel electric multiple unit trains built by Bombardier and operated by Virgin Trains (fleets now operated by Arriva CrossCountry and Virgin Trains).

Central Rivers is an extremely busy facility with mainline access, posing serious safety risks to employees.

It was therefore vital to ensure that Health and Safety was incorporated into the everyday thoughts and actions of everyone on the site.

In 2005 Bombardier introduced Front Line Safety Discussions, to get employees to identify the consequences of their actions and the impact they could have on their work, family and social lives.

A new Healthy and Safety campaign was also introduced, together with a Near Miss and Hazard reporting system, Dynamic Risk Assessments and a ‘What If’ workshop accompanied by a custom shot DVD with actual incidents that had happened within the Bombardier Organisation.

All these activities have helped Bombardier to reach three years without an LTA.

Commenting on this success, George Hall, HSE Business Partner, Bombardier said:

“Thanks to all our employees at Central Rivers for achieving this three year milestone. It is clear that Health and Safety at our site is given the high priority and focus necessary to keep our team safe.

“More can and will be done to maintain a safe working environment and practice for all our employees.”

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