RMT Condemns “Death Trap” Proposals For Tube As Part Of Tory Mayor Boris Johnson’s Cuts Plan
Submitted by Peter on 27 April, 2010 - 15:31TUBE UNION RMT today slammed proposed changes to London Underground train operations that the union has warned would turn station platforms into “death traps.”
Proposals submitted to RMT safety reps at the Trains Health and Safety Council (THSC), and titled the Operation Effectiveness Programme (OEP), would involve:
- Detraining in a tunnel on your own.
- departing Category A platforms alone with defective OPO equiptment.
- Notching back into platforms after an overrun.