Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
NZ Rail
Text
Urgently review the adequacy of the existing Local Instruction covering shunting at Gracefield to ensure it clearly defines under what circumstances, if any, loose shunting is allowed with a two man gang.
Reply Text
Rail questions the continual reference to inexperience of the staff. The process started when the points were incorrectly set. It was followed by a non-compliance and the employee was aware of the instruction. The next and most critical action was chasing a wagon at speed while riding on the front. The employee had sufficient experience riding on wagons and locomotives to know the dangers associated with this.
Related Investigation(s)