Investigation into the Clapham junction railway accident.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: JAN 1989Description: xii, 230p., 10 appendices, 16 figsReport number: National Government| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 363.122 HID (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005276929 |
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Part One: How the new signal went wrong -- The morning of the accident -- The accident itself -- The immediate aftermath -- The response of the emergency services -- The response of BR (British Rail) and its initial investigation -- Part Two: The immediate causes -- The wiring errors which caused the accident -- How those errors came to be made - working practices and programmes in the S & T Department -- The testing of the work - the failure of the "last defence" -- Part Three: Management and the underlying causes -- Management and the S & T Department; S & T Departmental instructions, communications and training -- WARS - the project: its planning, management and execution -- Part Four: The management of safety -- The funding of safety -- The future of safety -- Part Five: Conclusions -- Where responsibility lies -- The lessons to be learned
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