Executive summary
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is an independent Crown entity established to determine the circumstances and causes of accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future. Accordingly it is inappropriate that reports should be used to assign fault or blame or determine liability, since neither the investigation nor the reporting process has been undertaken for that purpose.
The Commission may make recommendations to improve transport safety. The cost of implementing any recommendation must always be balanced against its benefits. Such analysis is a matter for the regulator and the industry.
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Related Recommendations
install a protection device on the loop at Owens siding to prevent an uncontrolled wagon movement traveling in a westerly direction beyond that point.
install a protection device on the Onehunga industrial line near Owen’s Siding to prevent uncontrolled wagon movements in a westerly direction beyond that point.