An innovative training scheme designed to drive out common operator mistakes ended in a competition between the 15 tow train teams. The objective was to drive out bad practice, minimise incidents and reduce the possibilities of accidents.
Busy automotive manufacturing facilities mean extra vigilance
High volume automotive manufacturing facilities can be a challenging place to work, but health and safety cannot be compromised. Which is why R&HA have a dedicated team of Health & Safety professionals led by Aubrey Leeson.
Moving Tow Trains across live production environments multiple times a shift
The danger is that people are focused on their daily tasks and with a tow train and its loaded carriages passing close by, every precaution must be taken to avoid injury. Having experienced an increase in near misses and some actual accidents resulting in injury to individuals, the tow train operational safety was reviewed and enhancements made. A training and awareness campaign based around eradicating the most common causes of incidents and accidents was launched.
The competitive league tables over 30 days virtually eliminated incidents
The campaign was important in educating the operators about the risks and reinforced good driving practices. It explained how the identified operator’s behaviour helped avoid incidents and accidents. After the campaign was delivered a competition was run for the 15 tow train teams. This was to encourage better driving performance of operators individually but also to ensure this was monitored by their peers and work colleagues.
The success of the campaign helps make the Oxford site a safer place to work
The campaign was a real success with nine teams avoiding any incident reports for the 30 consecutive days. The active peer review and team competition successfully embedded the new driving behaviours. It has made the Oxford site a measurably safer place to work with a marked drop in tow train accidents.
