East Midlands Railway
EMR will be focusing on two themes during Rail Safety Week – preventing trespass in collaboration with Network Rail and proactive accident prevention and reporting. They will be holding roadshows to promote the themes both internally with colleagues and externally with their customers, including:
- Lincoln Station – Tuesday 17th June
- Sheffield Station – Wednesday 18th June
- Kettering Station – Thursday 19th June
- Derby Station (joint with Rail Forum) – Saturday 21st June
Full overview of plans:
Monday 16th June:
- Launch via Partnership vlog
- SharePoint page updated with information
- All staff email including:
- Promotion of roadshows and local activities at locations throughout the week
- Launch of Spot the Hazard quiz
- Choose to Challenge videos
- What is a Close Call post
- Social media launch (Facebook)
- Choose to Challenge videos uploaded to digital screens
Tuesday 17th June:
- Rail Safety Week Roadshow at Lincoln (launch of staff accident handbook, close call promotion, new accident forms launch)
- BTP attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of criminal consequences of trespass and NR to raise awareness of dangers of railway
- St John’s Ambulance attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of defibrillators
- Close Call highlight (Facebook)
- Choose to Challenge video – Stations (Facebook)
Wednesday 18th June:
- Rail Safety Week Roadshow at Sheffield
- BTP attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of criminal consequences of trespass and NR to raise awareness of dangers of railway
- St John’s Ambulance attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of defibrillators
- Close Call highlight (Facebook)
- Reminder of Spot the Hazard quiz (Facebook)
Thursday 19th June:
- Rail Safety Week Roadshow at Kettering – attendance at session from ORR Inspector
- St John’s Ambulance attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of defibrillators
- BTP attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of criminal consequences of trespass and NR to raise awareness of dangers of railway
- Close Call highlight (Facebook)
- Choose to Challenge video – Depot (Facebook)
Friday 20th June:
- Round up of content in EMR Weekly
- Choose to Challenge Video – Ops (Facebook)
- Close Call highlight (Facebook)
Saturday 21st June:
- Choose to Challenge video – On Train (Facebook)
- Close Call highlight (Facebook)
- Rail Forum / EMR joint stand at Derby Station to promote Rail Safety aimed as passengers / children
- St John’s Ambulance attendance to raise awareness of defibrillators
Sunday 22nd June:
- Final reminder of Spot the Hazard quiz (Facebook)