HIDD-82 Response Historic

BR to review and test communication systems with emergency services weekly

Recommendation

BR shall review its communication systems with the emergency services to ensure that efficient methods exist to provide and disseminate early information requiring immediate action. In the course of the review BR shall look particularly at communication between signal boxes and the emergency services. Systems shall be tested weekly and logged.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Hidden Inquiry
Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 27 Sep 1989
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Themes & Tags
Emergency contingency plans Incident commander communication training Staff training and development
Recommendation age 36.7 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates