Network Rail North & East

Zero protection equipment irregularities

• The placement of WSMBs and PLBs was consistently accurate throughout the project, demonstrating that Tended’s system playing a key part in ensuring there weren’t any protection irregularities.
• Tended Dashboard’s Live Map View enabled real-time confirmation of protection equipment locations to the Engineering Supervisor (ES). The red amber green (RAG) view also provided immediate visibility of any misplacement.
• Audible alerts notified track workers if they stepped beyond worksite limits, helping to ensure boards were on the correct line.

Mitigation of objects left on the line

• Throughout the project, Tended’s system effectively helped prevent any objects or on-track assets from being left on the line after work completion.
• The Live Map View provided visibility of asset locations, allowing the Es to confirm that all equipment was removed from the infrastructure before the possession was handed back.
• An alert on the Dashboard notified the ES of any equipment still onsite, ensuring no remaining items were within the designated worksite limits.

Reducing the risk of points run-throughs

• Enhanced visibility of the worksite on Tended’s Dashboard helped to mitigate the risk of points run throughs during this project.
• Tended’s Dashboard allowed for the real-time monitoring of RRV locations in relation to points.
• The movement of these RRVs could be monitored on both the Live Map View and the RAG view by the Machine Controller (MC) and the ES. Relevant action could be taken if they got too close to a set of points.

Ensuring the safe movement of RRVs around site

• The improved visibility of RRVs supported their safe movement around the worksite and helped reduce the risk of unsafe access and egress.
• MCs used Tended’s Dashboard to monitor RRV movements, ensuring they were within designated work areas. The Live Map View also helped confirm to the ES that RRVs were clear from the worksite before the possession handback.
• Alerts on the device would also notify MCs of any access to infrastructure before it was safe to do so, or if they entered in the wrong location, helping to prevent unauthorised or unsafe access.

Segregation of worksites and work areas

• Tended’s system successfully helped segregate worksites and areas of work, reducing the risk of collisions between moving vehicles.
• Devices triggered alerts when vehicles and assets left their designated worksite boundaries, preventing unsafe movements between work areas.
• The Live Map View and RAG View enabled clear visibility of all vehicles and assets onsite. This helped to mitigate any incidents involving people or plant outside of the safe working limits.