Security

Security in our workplaces

Bombings: lessons learned?

The GLA has published a report on the 7th July bombings, which praises staff but damns the equipment and support system we work with. Quite right.

So have things improved over the last eleven months?

  • Train radio failure is still a regular problem.
  • Connect is still "on its way".
  • LUL refused the...

Holloway Road stabbing: Heroes and Villains

Tubeworker tips our hat to the staff at Holloway Road station who, on Wednesday evening, saved the life of a 21-year-old man who had been viciously stabbed.

Management tipped their hat too. But unfortunately, they didn't manage to show up in person until 7 o'clock the following morning (the...

Fallen Hero?

The shine wears off your halo pretty damn quickly when LUL is your boss. So you are a driver who led people to safety after a near-miss bomb blast? So you still get flashbacks? Pah! Get yerself back to work or find yourself a new job.

And don’t think that just because you’ve been coming to work...

Honours All Round?

The New Year’s Honours saw a few gongs dished out for heroics on 7th July. Of course, the vast majority of Tube workers who were heroes on that day did not get a medal.

But it appears that the standard is set much lower for managers. Rumour has it that they can get an MBE without even leaving the...

Planning? What planning?

Tomorrow, loads of people will gather in Trafalgar Square in memory of those killed in the 7th July bombings. Quite right too.

It would have been nice if someone had told Charing Cross station, though. Then they could have put on extra duties and prepared for the event.

Looks like another case of...

PA Failure

LUL thinks that it has a procedure for keeping stations open if the PA fails, involving staff making announcements through loudhailers.

We have long thought this to be a bit dodgy. But in the current security climate, it is ... er ... surely less than adequate.

One out - All out!

Unless the world's problems are sorted out very soon and very suddenly, we all know that it is matter of time before there is another terror attack on the Underground. So we need to know that we have the best system possible to protect ourselves and the passengers.

Let's face it: Code Red and Code...

Refusing to Drive

A few months back, dozens of Edgware Road train ops refused to drive their trains when the radios failed. Quite right too.

Management's response? A disciplinary letter! Looking out for the safety of thousands of passengers (and yourself) is obviously very very naughty.

In the face of LUL's...

No radio = no trains

Or does it?

Oddly, LUL seems to agree in principle that it is not safe to run trains when the radios don't work, but in practice, the company is finding ways to keep the service running anyway. Anyone would think that following the bomb attacks, they feel the need to say one thing but do another.

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In The Loop

In the current situation, it is vital that whenever there is a security alert, we all know what is going on. After all, not only are we on the frontline, we also keep passengers informed and prevent panic.

So why have drivers been held at signals for up to ten minutes with no information?! It's just...

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