Anybody on this thread actually read that short article? - suspended (on pay) pending an investigation. No mention of being sacked or what the investigation is about. It may be something to do with authorising the other three helpers (public) to get onto the track, or it may be for failing to something like hitting an alarm to alert the signalman.
There's not enough of a story to go on.
procedures take time! some times on the spot decisions need to over ride them before a train comes, an investigation can be made with out putting a suspension on his employment record.
procedures take time! some times on the spot decisions need to over ride them before a train comes, an investigation can be made with out putting a suspension on his employment record.
if he had done all that though and then its was too late to save the old lady he might not have been able to live with him self after, all the time thinking if he had just jumped in all would have been well.
Its about time platforms had fences and gates that only open when lined up with a stopped trains doors.
And I'm not holier than thou I managed to hospitalise myself rushing to assist in fighting a fire at work
First rule of first aid, check for danger.
I Stopped to help an elderly man who had crashed his push bike into the barriers around an open excavation so what did I do, jump in the 5 foot deep hole to help.
Anyway turns out the many way laying/hiding a 11kb power line that was partially exposed, fire brigade had a massive hissy fit when they turned up