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Train Crashes in Australia and Overseas Report

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Train Crashes in Australia and Overseas Report

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Running head: TRAIN CRASHES Train crashes in Australia and overseasStudent’s name:Institutional affiliation:
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TRAIN CRASHES IntroductionBreach of safety regulations has for a long time been a key factor that has resulted in numerous accidents that have caused human death and suffering in Australia and around the world. This has not only caused train crashes and mishaps but also other major types of accidentsthat have caused massive loss of human life and tragedy. The improper observance of security and safety protocol has therefore been a key factor that has contributed highly in these accidents and hence should be addressed as a mitigation measure in preserving human life. Lack of observance of basic safety practice and change in policy have therefore been cited as major causes of both minor and major accidents. Addressing of the same could be a step forward in the achievement of reduced tragedy caused by the breach of security regulation. The report is therefore going to provide an example of an accident that was as a result of lack of accountabilityand responsibility leading to breaches in safety protocol leading to a catastrophe. It will also discuss the relevant literature concerned with the incident and also give in detail the safety breaches that led to the incident occurring.The adherence of proper safety procedure before, on and after every commute by the transport services is a considerably major step towards providing safer transport solutions for commuters. Small mistakes have been made before and they went ahead to cause disasters of shocking proportions (Naweed.2013). These accidents are therefore usually mainly predictable going by past incidences and occurrences. No accident either minor or major is acceptable as all of them cause losses. They therefore should be prevented in any way possible. Human error resulting from assumption of basic safety protocol should therefore be minimized or else removed completely. The Clapham Junction Incident
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TRAIN CRASHES A crowded commuter train ran straight head-on into the rear of another stationary train at Clapham Junction on the 12th of December 1988 causing massive loss of human life and injury tomany more. The consequence impact of the collision moved the first train causing it to hit another oncoming train causing the tragic death of 35 people instantly and with more than 500 other injured. The incident took place around the train station just a paltry two signals away. A technical error occurred causing a failure in the signaling process at the station. The stop sign which should have been signaled to the first train was not working due to some electrical failure. The wiring of the whole electrical set-up was just done recently but it was vividly clear that that it was a shoddy piece of work. The fuse end of the wire was left connected while the relay end was also not disconnected as required. The whole new wiring work was done during the week and the connections made over the weekend. Part of the job required some wire to be removed completely from the terminals at both ends. These are the relay and the fuse end. They should have been both disconnected completed and tied back to ensure no form of contact whatsoever. This was however tampered with in another job the next week leading to renewed contact of the wires. The circuitry was therefore interfered with by this careless readjustment leading to massive loss of life. Safety breaches that caused the accidentIt is evident that there was clearly a string of safety breaches that caused the occurrence of the train carnage at Clapham Junction. These breaches if taken into account and if addressed as required through proper regulation and policy could prevent any other incidents, reduce the death toll and other drastic consequences that took place brought about by these breaches. The lack of accountability and clarity on job responsibility by the staff was a key breach in safety precautionary measures. The relevant technical personnel and technicians in charge of the wiring
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