Railway worker who rescued disabled woman off tracks suspended for breaching safety

[Northerner]

A railway worker who rescued a disabled woman after she fell onto train tracks in Essex has been suspended for breaking health and safety rules.

The unnamed worker, believed to be a security guard in his 60s, was one of four people who rescued the wheelchair user after she fell off the platform edge at Southend Central station on 28 August.

She was rescued from the track before the next train arrived at the station.

A spokesman for train company c2c confirmed that a member of staff had been suspended pending an investigation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ended-for-breaching-safety-rules-8800555.html

Whoever made the decision needs suspending, preferably from a tree by his tender parts 😡

 

[ypauly]

Whoever made the decision needs suspending, preferably from a tree by his tender parts 😡

Too right as well. The world gets a little madder with every passing day.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Whoever made the decision needs suspending, preferably from a tree by his tender parts

Not a truer word spoken

 

[LeeLee]

Update

A railway worker suspended after going on to a train track to help a disabled woman who had fallen off the platform edge has been reinstated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24041055

Common sense has regained the upper hand.

 

[Lauras87]

A railway worker suspended after going on to a train track to help a disabled woman who had fallen off the platform edge has been reinstated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24041055

Common sense has regained the upper hand.

thank god for that!

i hope they apologised!

 

[Andy HB]

They probably went too far suspending him, a warning would have been sufficient. But he was essentially at fault for not ensuring the trains were stopped before getting on to the track to help the woman.

His failure to do that could have caused the death of the woman, himself and anyone else on the track.