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Document Summary

A review of the risks associated with frequent service interruptions and evacuations caused by suspect packages on the UK's mass transit systems.

This document was published in 1992 by Health and Safety Executive.

It was written by Brian Appleton.

The original document format was Paper, and comprised 36 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from Office of Rail Regulation and is in our Safety reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 1st June 2009.

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"The travelling public will be aware that there have been many incidents where train services on the London Underground (LUL) have been interrupted by fire and bomb alerts. I was asked by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to look at the nature and frequency of these stoppages and to evaluate the risks associated with them. This also leads to a consideration of whether anything can reasonably be done, without increasing hazards, to reduce the delays suffered by passengers and the costs to them and the Underground. I was additionally asked to consider any parallel problems in other railway and mass transport systems."

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