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[email protected] · April 9th 15, 02:29 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:12:25 -0500, wrote:

In article 2015040818524589775-email@domaincom,
(eastender) wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32218443

Nothing in that report about the incredibly stupid crane driver. I hope
he is charged with endangering passengers on the railway.

As the driver he will be responsible but it could be a maintenance
issue, those hydraulic arms on lorries are prone to raising themselves
due to leaks on the hydraulic controls especially as the revs go up
when the vehicle is accelerated. Has been the cause of several
incidents where the boom has been lowerd but crept up again and often
the boom will not be visible in the drivers mirrors so they don't see
it.
Ideally they should be physically be hooked down between moves.

Paging Health and Safety Executive!

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Colin Rosenstiel