Thursday, September 12, 2013

Oh no - not again!

I occasionally post "couldn't make it up" stories, but at least you would hope that lessons would be learned and you wouldn't get the same sort of idiocy repeated. But remember the story a couple of years ago of the railway station worker who was facing possible disciplinary action for going down onto the track to remove a shopping trolley which could have derailed an oncoming train?  Plus ça change and all that - a disabled woman in a wheelchair fell from a railway station platform on to the track.  A train was due in a matter of minutes.  One of the station workers jumped down and, with the help of other passengers, lifted her and her chair back onto the platform.  You've guessed it - he has been suspended for "failing to follow correct safety procedures" and could be disciplined.  I despair, I really do.

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