Public Inquiry

Fennell Inquiry

Status: Completed Chair: Desmond Fennell QC Established: Feb 1988 Report: Nov 1988 Commissioned by: Department for Transport

Investigation into the King's Cross Underground fire of 18 November 1987 which killed 31 people. Found the fire was caused by a lighted match igniting accumulated grease beneath a wooden escalator.

Historical inquiry (pre-Inquiries Act 2005). Listed for reference — recommendation progress is not actively tracked.

Response status

This is a historical inquiry. Per-recommendation tracking is not available. See the Legacy & Impact section below.

Legacy & impact

AI-generated · 26 Mar 2026

The Fennell Inquiry was established in February 1988 following the King's Cross Underground fire of 18 November 1987, which resulted in 31 deaths. Chaired by Desmond Fennell QC, the inquiry published its report in November 1988 containing 157 recommendations addressing fire safety management, emergency procedures, and escalator maintenance in Underground stations.

The inquiry's findings led to immediate regulatory changes. A complete smoking ban was introduced on the London Underground and all sub-surface railway stations in 1988. The Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989 established comprehensive fire safety standards for underground stations, representing the first dedicated fire safety legislation for such facilities.

Organisational reforms documented in the public record include London Underground's establishment of a dedicated safety directorate and a programme to replace wooden escalators across the network. The inquiry's recommendations addressed technical specifications (such as linear heat detectors on escalators), operational procedures (including staff training and emergency service coordination), and communication systems (improved public address equipment).

The Fennell Inquiry occupies a significant position in the development of UK transport safety regulation. Its recommendations contributed to the evolution of fire safety standards that would later inform the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The inquiry's focus on both technical improvements and organisational culture in safety management established patterns that would influence subsequent transport safety inquiries.

Reports & milestones

Reports

10 Nov 1988 157 tracked recs Fennell Inquiry — Final Report · Tracked recommendations · PDF

Timeline

No milestones recorded.

Recommendations

157 shown

Code	Recommendation
FENN-1	Install heat and smoke detectors on escalator trusses and machine rooms All escalator trusses shall be fitted with linear heat detectors and machine rooms with smoke detectors. Priority should be given to escalators …	View →
FENN-2	Establish annual escalator replacement programme and review design for cleaning A replacement programme of six or more escalator renewals per year shall be established. Escalator design shall be reviewed to allow easier …	View →
FENN-3	Provide robust, secure, prominent barriers to prevent escalator access Effective barriers must be provided to prevent access to escalators. They must be robust, secure and prominent.	View →
FENN-4	Fit sprinkler water supply with pressure gauge and by-pass valve The water supply to sprinkler equipment shall be fitted with a pressure gauge and by-pass valve. London Fire Brigade should be invited …	View →
FENN-5	Ensure all trap doors are made secure Trap doors must be made secure.	View →
FENN-6	Seek and use non-inflammable escalator lubricant; improve lubrication methods A non-inflammable escalator lubricant must be sought and used. Methods of lubrication must be improved.	View →
FENN-7	Modify remote monitoring equipment to record smoke and heat detector activation The remote monitoring equipment being fitted to escalators and lifts shall be modified so as to record any activation of smoke or …	View →
FENN-8	Timed recording and retrieval system for all controller communications and mess… All messages received or made by HQ and line controllers must be timed and recorded with an effective retrieval system. A telephone …	View →
FENN-9	Agree station emergency instructions with LFB for staff training Station instructions for emergencies and closure must be agreed with the London Fire Brigade and used in training station staff.	View →
FENN-10	Mark fire hydrants and cabinets with clear outrigger signs Fire hydrants and cabinets must be marked with outrigger signs.	View →
FENN-11	Agree and mark emergency services rendezvous and staff assembly points at stati… A rendezvous point for the emergency services and a staff assembly point at each station must be agreed and marked.	View →
FENN-12	Include evacuation by train within all station emergency evacuation plans. Station evacuation plans should include evacuation by train.	View →
FENN-13	Regularly test water fog equipment and train staff in its use. Water fog equipment must be regularly tested and staff trained in its use.	View →
FENN-14	Agree principles for location and equipping of station operations rooms. Principles for the location and equipping of station operations rooms must be agreed by all those concerned and followed by London Underground …	View →
FENN-15	Modify London Underground fire equipment to London Fire Brigade standards London Underground fire equipment shall be modified to London Fire Brigade standards and the amount and type of fire equipment in stations …	View →
FENN-16	Research air movement and provide criteria for safe train operation during fire London Underground shall undertake further research into the effect of trains on air movement in the Underground. London Underground should provide criteria …	View →
FENN-17	Provide computerised action checklist system for HQ controllers The computerised action checklist system for the HQ controller (Gazetteer) shall be provided.	View →
FENN-18	Provide distinctive uniforms indicating rank for all station staff Station staff, including booking office staff, shall have distinctive uniforms which give a clear indication of rank.	View →
FENN-19	Ensure water gas fire extinguishers are safe near electrical equipment Water gas fire extinguishers shall be made safe to use in the vicinity of electrical equipment.	View →
FENN-20	Produce and maintain up-to-date station plans in LFB-agreed locations In agreement with the London Fire Brigade, London Underground shall produce and maintain up-to-date station plans, and place them in boxes it …	View →
FENN-21	LFB to attend construction meetings, register risks, relocate affected equipment The London Fire Brigade shall attend all pre-start meetings and important later meetings in relation to construction works on the Underground. Details …	View →
FENN-22	BTP to attend pre-start meetings affecting passenger flow in stations The British Transport Police shall also attend those pre-start meetings for works likely to affect passenger flow and movements in stations.	View →
FENN-23	Review emergency services information exchange and appoint LFB liaison officers The emergency services shall review the exchange of information between themselves and London Underground during an incident, both at their controls and …	View →
FENN-24	Maintain station plan and key holder lists; BTP to hold station keys The London Underground HQ controller and the British Transport Police L Division information room must maintain a list of the position of …	View →
FENN-25	Discuss closer links between British Transport Police and other forces The British Railways Board as employers of the British Transport Police shall discuss with the Home Office closer links between the British …	View →
FENN-26	Review LFB command handover procedures during major incidents The London Fire Brigade shall review its procedures and criteria for handing over and assuming command during major incidents.	View →
FENN-27	Review LFB policy and training for alternative underground fire access The London Fire Brigade shall review its policy and training on the use of alternative means of access to an underground fire.	View →
FENN-28	Strengthen links between London emergency services and British Transport Police Links between the London emergency services and the British Transport Police shall be strengthened.	View →
FENN-29	Ensure LFB officers are familiar with underground station geography and layout The London Fire Brigade shall ensure that its officers are made familiar with the geography and layout of underground stations on their …	View →
FENN-30	Review LFB instructions and training for command and control The London Fire Brigade shall review its instructions and training arrangements for command and control.	View →
FENN-31	Review LFB protective clothing provision, especially gloves, for personnel The London Fire Brigade shall review the provision of protective clothing for its personnel, and in particular gloves, in the light of …	View →
FENN-32	Improve LAS procedures for timing and recording ambulance whereabouts The London Ambulance Service shall improve its procedures for timing and recording the whereabouts of its ambulances.	View →
FENN-33	Review LAS procedures for removing casualties and bodies from major accidents The London Ambulance Service shall review its procedures for the removal of casualties and bodies from the scene of a major accident.	View →
FENN-34	Improve LAS senior officer attendance and command vehicle procedures at inciden… The London Ambulance Service shall improve its arrangements for the attendance of a senior incident officer when a major incident may develop …	View →
FENN-35	Replace wooden escalator skirting, balustrade, decking, and panels with metal The wooden skirting boards and balustrade, decking and advertisement panels of all escalators must be replaced with metal by July 1989.	View →
FENN-36	Urgently replace wooden escalator risers due to 'trench effect' discovery Replacement of the wooden risers must be urgently sought in view of the discovery of the 'trench effect' and the conclusions of …	View →
FENN-37	Complete initial manual cleaning programme for escalator tracks and panels The initial programme for manual cleaning of tracks and step chains together with the spaces behind balustrade and decking panels must be …	View →
FENN-38	Determine escalator cleaning frequency from surveys of grease and fluff buildup The frequency of escalator cleaning must be determined from surveys of the rate at which grease and fluff builds up at different …	View →
FENN-39	Implement regular escalator cleaning, improving access and protective clothing … Escalators shall be manually cleaned at least every six months until the rewiring of machine rooms is completed. Thereafter they shall be …	View →
FENN-40	Require station supervisors to inspect escalators and machine rooms every two h… Station supervisors must personally inspect escalators, and both upper and lower machine rooms, every two hours until wooden parts have been removed.	View →
FENN-41	Cease oil and spirit treatment of timber risers; replace missing fire cleats The treatment of timber risers and step boards with oil and spirit must cease. Missing fire cleats must be replaced.	View →
FENN-42	Research escalator shaft fire dynamics using models and computer simulation Further research shall be undertaken into the dynamics of fires in escalator shafts by London Underground using the available scale models and …	View →
FENN-43	Ensure director-level consideration of internal accident inquiry recommendations The recommendations of internal inquiries into accidents must be considered at director level.	View →
FENN-44	Encourage trade union participation in all internal inquiries Trade union participation in internal inquiries shall be encouraged.	View →
FENN-45	Regularly examine fire equipment, report defects, and ensure immediate remedy London Underground shall regularly examine fire equipment and ensure that defects are reported and remedied at once or alternative arrangements made.	View →
FENN-46	Continue annual LFB inspections, remedy defects, and publish reports publicly The annual inspection by the London Fire Brigade of underground stations and tunnels shall continue, and unsatisfactory features must be remedied and …	View →
FENN-47	Ensure keys and communication equipment for unmanned locked station exit gates Keys must always be readily available for unmanned locked gates at station exits. There shall be communication equipment or remote monitoring equipment …	View →
FENN-48	Fit locked emergency gates with alarmed panic bars Locked emergency gates shall be fitted with alarmed panic bars.	View →
FENN-49	Check station ventilation and issue fire action instructions for contaminated a… Station ventilation systems must be checked to ensure that contaminated air cannot be introduced into the rooms they serve. Instructions must be …	View →
FENN-50	Maintain formal health and safety monitoring system at all management levels London Underground shall maintain a formal system for health and safety monitoring at all levels of management.	View →
FENN-51	Inspect and rectify electrical wiring in escalator machine rooms and shafts Electrical wiring in escalator machine rooms and shafts shall be inspected and defects rectified.	View →
FENN-52	Survey VIR cables, improve machine rooms, and waterproof electrical equipment f… A survey must be carried out of all remaining VIR cable installations and a renewal programme established. The electrical wiring, lighting, decoration, …	View →
FENN-53	Implement regular cleaning of machine rooms and shafts with safe material stora… All machine rooms and shafts must be specially cleaned by the end of I988 and regularly cleaned thereafter. Essential cleaning materials shall …	View →
FENN-54	Produce prompt reports and analysis of fire and smoke incidents Reports of fires and smoke shall be produced promptly and an analysis made available for management and Board meetings, the Railway Inspectorate, …	View →
FENN-55	Review fire section scope, effectiveness, and station fire equipment organisati… The Senior Fire Officer of London Underground, under the direction of the new Chief Safety Inspector, shall review the scope, effectiveness and …	View →
FENN-56	Chief Safety Inspector to review, identify hazards, recommend policies, and aud… The Chief Safety Inspector shall review existing safety arrangements, identify hazards, recommend policies, objectives and systems to meet those hazards, and thereafter …	View →
FENN-57	Survey stations to recommend optimal equipment and staff for safety levels In consultation with the emergency services the Chief Safety Inspector shall carry out a survey of each station in order to recommend …	View →
FENN-58	Provide separate funds for scientific adviser's research and development The scientific adviser of London Underground shall be provided with separate funds for research and development.	View →
FENN-59	Establish a managed safety programme to implement inquiry recommendations London Underground must establish a managed safety programme under the control of the Director and Company Secretary initially to implement the recommendations …	View →
FENN-60	Continue station cleaning programme and limit sale of litter-producing merchand… London Underground shall continue the cleaning programme it has started in all areas of stations. Consideration must be given to limiting the …	View →
FENN-61	Establish a London Underground Board safety committee with defined terms of ref… The Board of London Underground shall establish a safety committee and lay down its terms of reference.	View →
FENN-62	Investigate passenger flow and congestion in stations, take remedial action London Underground shall undertake an investigation of the problems of passenger flow and congestion in stations and take remedial action. They shall …	View →
FENN-63	Extend smoking prohibition to all underground station areas, including staff an… The present prohibition on smoking shall be extended to all areas of stations wholly or partly below ground, including staff accommodation and …	View →
FENN-64	Encourage non-smoking with warnings and provide stubbing bins at entrances By audible and visual warnings London Underground must encourage passengers not to smoke. Stubbing bins shall be provided at station entrances.	View →
FENN-65	Ban the sale of smokers' materials at all Underground stations The sale of smokers' materials at Underground stations shall be banned.	View →
FENN-66	Ensure daily rubbish removal from machine rooms and fire-protected bin rooms Rubbish must be removed at least daily from machine rooms. Bin rooms must be located at ground level or protected against fire …	View →
FENN-67	Review Code of Practice administration and ensure material compliance for all w… London Underground shall review the administration of the Code of Practice for the use of materials. All materials used in new works, …	View →
FENN-68	Extend material use restrictions to all engineering departments and contractors The restriction on the use of materials shall be extended to other engineering departments and must be applied to the work of …	View →
FENN-69	Survey system materials, evaluate risks, and remove hazardous materials program… London Underground shall survey materials present on the system, evaluate the risks involved from those materials and devise a programme to remove …	View →
FENN-70	Prohibit alterations to operations rooms that reduce communications and control… London Underground shall not permit alterations to any station operations room or supervisor's office which would reduce the effectiveness of communications and …	View →
FENN-71	Implement job specifications and inspection for all maintenance and cleaning ac… Proper job specification and inspection arrangements shall be put in place for all maintenance and cleaning activities.	View →
FENN-72	Institute and maintain cleaning and maintenance standards for London Underground London Underground must institute and maintain a set of standards for cleaning and maintenance.	View →
FENN-73	Require engineers to maintain and repair lift and escalator shaft lighting The lift and escalator engineer shall maintain and repair the lighting systems in lift and escalator shafts.	View →
FENN-74	Prohibit unprotected storage of combustible items at all Underground stations Combustible items such as paper and card shall not be stored at stations unless properly protected from the risk of fire. This …	View →
FENN-75	Agree local authority responsibility for cleaning areas surrounding Underground… London Underground shall agree with the relevant local authority, who is responsible for cleaning areas around stations such as access passages and …	View →
FENN-76	Empty escalator dust trays daily and examine design for damp contents Escalator dust trays must be emptied daily and the design examined to see if the contents can be kept damp.	View →
FENN-77	Inform Passengers' Committee of accident inquiry conclusions affecting London U… London Underground shall inform the London Regional Passengers' Committee, as the statutory body which represents the interests of passengers, of the conclusions …	View →
FENN-78	Appoint non-executive director with direct access for London Underground safety A non-executive director with special responsibility for safety shall be appointed to the Board of London Underground. He shall have direct access …	View →
FENN-79	Establish system for auditing London Underground operational safety with Board … London Regional Transport shall establish a system whereby the safety of operation of London Underground can be the subject of audit. The …	View →
FENN-80	Ensure adequate staffing by suitably trained personnel in station operations ro… Station operations rooms shall always be adequately staffed by suitably trained personnel.	View →
FENN-81	Establish continuing fire and safety instruction for station staff by superviso… London Underground shall establish a programme of continuing instruction at work by supervisors for station staff in fire and safety with the …	View →
FENN-82	Provide biennial refresher training for management and supervisors on station e… Every two years all management and supervisory staff shall receive refresher training in controlling station emergencies, and the use of fire and …	View →
FENN-83	Provide biannual fire and safety training for non-supervisory and shop staff Every six months fire and safety training must be provided for non-supervisory staff and booking clerks. Staff must be given site familiarisation …	View →
FENN-84	Re-draft fire brigade calling instructions for staff in plain English Instructions to staff as to the calling of the fire brigade shall be re-drafted in plain English. They must contain only relevant …	View →
FENN-85	Provide fire safety training for cleaning and engineering staff on stations Fire safety training for cleaning and engineering staff working on stations shall be provided. London Underground must obtain expert advice.	View →
FENN-86	Review station staff fire and safety training based on consultant advice Fire and safety training for station staff shall be reviewed in the light of the advice from consultants.	View →
FENN-87	Make detailed staff training records locally available to station supervisors Detailed records of all training given to individual staff shall be available locally to station supervisors.	View →
FENN-88	Conduct biannual joint emergency services exercises involving staff and public There shall be a joint exercise with the emergency services at least twice each year. London Underground must involve as many different …	View →
FENN-89	Train all staff in emergency use of public address systems All staff shall be trained in the emergency use of public address and other communications systems.	View →
FENN-90	Train and practice London Underground incident officers in their duties Potential London Underground incident officers must be trained and practised in their duties.	View →
FENN-91	Appoint and train station 'landlords' with total management responsibility A station 'landlord' shall be appointed and trained to have total management responsibility at each major station or group of smaller stations.	View →
FENN-92	Appoint only qualified relief supervisory staff to stations Relief supervisory staff shall only be appointed to a station for which they are qualified.	View →
FENN-93	Engage consultants to rewrite rule book and create staff information materials London Underground shall engage consultants: (i) to rewrite the rule book and its appendices in plain English; (ii) to produce check lists …	View →
FENN-94	Consult Railway Inspectorate and LFB before issuing safety documents London Underground shall consult the Railway Inspectorate and the London Fire Brigade before issuing these documents and any future revisions.	View →
FENN-95	Train LFB personnel on station technical features and electrical isolation London Underground shall train London Fire Brigade Personnel on technical features of stations, such as escalator and lift equipment, electrical controls and …	View →
FENN-96	Allocate physically suitable staff to roles, ensuring station safety balance London Underground shall only allocate staff to a role for which they are physically suitable. In the cause of safety, a proper …	View →
FENN-97	Train potential station supervisors in station evacuation and closure procedures Potential station supervisors must be trained in the evacuation and closure of stations.	View →
FENN-98	Train area and group managers on health and safety responsibilities Area and group managers must be trained to discharge their responsibility under health and safety legislation.	View →
FENN-99	British Transport Police to review London Underground officer training appropri… The British Transport Police shall review the training given by London Underground to its officers to ensure that it is appropriate to …	View →
FENN-100	Provide familiarisation training for all emergency services on London Undergrou… London Underground shall provide familiarisation training for members of all the emergency services.	View →
FENN-101	Enforce smoking prohibition and review prosecution criteria on London Undergrou… London Underground and the British Transport Police must decide the most effective way to enforce the smoking prohibition and then train staff …	View →
FENN-102	Review London Underground staff promotion policy to promote on merit London Underground shall review its policy on the promotion of staff and promote more on merit.	View →
FENN-103	Institute Health and Safety training for London Underground middle and senior m… London Underground shall reconsider and take advice on the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, and institute a series of …	View →
FENN-104	Review electrician standards and provide appropriate training for London Underg… London Underground shall review the standards of its electricians and provide appropriate training where necessary.	View →
FENN-105	Ensure London Underground written communications are plain, presented well, and… London Underground shall make sure that all its written communications are in plain English and properly presented. They must check that instructions …	View →
FENN-106	Encourage London Underground staff training with financial incentives and unifo… London Underground shall encourage staff to undergo further training by offering financial incentives and appropriate marks of distinction on uniforms.	View →
FENN-107	Display fire action posters in London Underground stations for public informati… London Underground should consider the display of posters in stations explaining action to be taken in the event of fire.	View →
FENN-108	Review British Transport Police King's Cross performance and provide additional… The British Transport Police should review the performance of its officers in the King's Cross emergency and give additional fire training.	View →
FENN-109	Improve London Fire Brigade operational staff fire prevention and safety traini… The London Fire Brigade shall improve the training of its operational staff in fire prevention and safety and provide experience.	View →
FENN-110	Improve public address equipment quality and coverage across all station areas. The quality and scope of public address equipment must be improved. It shall cover a wider area of stations.	View →
FENN-111	Ensure British Transport Police and Fire Brigade radio compatibility in undergr… The radio equipment in underground stations for the British Transport Police must be made compatible with that used by the London Fire …	View →
FENN-112	Regularly inspect, label, and report defective London Underground communication… London Underground shall regularly inspect communications equipment. Where it is out of order it must be clearly labelled. Defective equipment must be …	View →
FENN-113	Provide a new, properly equipped operations room at King's Cross station. A new station operations room must be provided at King's Cross suitably located and properly equipped.	View →
FENN-114	Improve station CCTV coverage and provide monitoring for British Transport Poli… Closed circuit television equipment shall be improved to allow coverage in colour of wider areas of stations. Monitoring facilities shall be provided …	View →
FENN-115	Clearly mark station telephones, PA controls, and expand public payphone provis… Platform and kiosk telephones, together with controls for public address equipment, must be clearly marked. At all telephone points there should be …	View →
FENN-116	Issue radios to station staff and ensure compatibility with tunnel equipment. Station staff shall be issued with radios. Station radio equipment shall be made compatible with that used in the running tunnels.	View →
FENN-117	Consider paging equipment as an alternative to personal radios for junior staff. Paging equipment for junior station staff may be considered as an alternative to personal radios.	View →
FENN-118	Provide public address equipment on all trains for crew and controller use. There shall be public address equipment on all trains for use by the crew and the line controller.	View →
FENN-119	Improve London Fire Brigade radio communications for firefighters operating bel… The London Fire Brigade must improve the means of radio communications between fire-fighters below ground.	View →
FENN-120	Resolve legal uncertainty regarding fire certification for underground stations. The law on fire certification as it relates to underground stations is in a state of uncertainty. Steps should be taken to …	View →
FENN-121	Install comprehensive fire and smoke detection with automatic extinguishing in … Comprehensive fire and smoke detection equipment, providing for remote monitoring and automatic operation of extinguishing devices, shall be fitted in underground stations …	View →
FENN-122	Initiate research into paint fire qualities for London Underground Code of Prac… London Underground shall initiate a programme of research into the fire qualities of paint. The surface to which it is applied and …	View →
FENN-123	Consult LFB and RI on fire safety for future station refurbishments. London Undergound shall consult the London Fire Brigade and Railway Inspectorate about the means of escape and fire precaution measures in all …	View →
FENN-124	Survey secondary escape routes from stations and assess conversion costs. London Underground shall undertake a survey to identify secondary means of escape from stations and the costs of conversion.	View →
FENN-125	Study optimal methods for controlling smoke and ventilation in stations. London Underground must study the best way in which smoke and ventilation can be controlled.	View →
FENN-126	Mark station passages, lifts, staircases, escalators for easy identification. London Underground shall mark passages, lifts, staircases and escalators in stations for easy identification.	View →
FENN-127	Re-examine Code of Practice regarding fire-loadings in escalator shafts and sta… London Underground shall re-examine its Code of Practice as it relates to the fire-loadings in escalator shafts and other regions of stations.	View →
FENN-128	Continue regular senior management safety meetings between LU, LFB, and RI. The regular meetings at three levels of senior management between London Underground and the London Fire Brigade, and those between the Railway …	View →
FENN-129	Bring Railway Inspectorate to full establishment to fulfil safety responsibilit… The Railway Inspectorate must be brought up to establishment to carry out its responsibilities under section 3 of the Health and Safety …	View →
FENN-130	Railway Inspectorate to vigorously discharge duties concerning London Undergrou… The Railway Inspectorate must be more vigorous in the discharge of its duties on London Underground.	View →
FENN-131	Railway Inspectorate to review LU safety management and enlist external advice. The Railway Inspectorate shall keep the management of safety by London Underground under review. It must enlist outside advice.	View →
FENN-132	Invite CTCC observer to attend Railway Industry Advisory Committee meetings. An observer from the Central Transport Consultative Committee, as the statutory body which represents the interests of the travelling public nationally, should …	View →
FENN-133	Report all London Underground fires occurring outside traffic hours. Fires which occur outside traffic hours on London Underground must be reported. The Department oS Transport should secure such reports until the …	View →
FENN-134	Include separate London Underground accident statistics in Railway Inspectorate… Separate accident statistics for London Underground shall be shown in the Railway Inspectorate annual reports.	View →
FENN-135	Review DoT Railway Construction and Operation Requirements for underground rail… The 'Department of Transport Railway Construction and Operation Requirements' in respect of underground railways and stations shall be reviewed, together with the …	View →
FENN-136	Fire authority and RI to scrutinise new station designs for passenger safety. The designs for new stations or significant alterations to stations shall be scrutinised by the fire authority and the Railway Inspectorate with …	View →
FENN-137	Hold twice-yearly safety meetings between Chief Inspecting Officer and LU direc… There shall be twice-yearly meetings to discuss safety matters between the Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways, those of his staff responsible for …	View →
FENN-138	London Underground Board safety committee to meet Chief Inspecting Officer annu… Each year the Board safety committee of London Underground shall meet the Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways.	View →
FENN-139	Amend regulations for six-monthly competent person inspection of escalators and… 'The Offices Shops and Railway Premises (Hoists and Lifts) Regulations 1968' IS1 1968 No 8491 must be amended to require escalators and …	View →
FENN-140	Railway Inspectorate to review fire precaution enforcement role The Railway Inspectorate shall review its role in enforcing fire precautions under health and safety legislation in the light of this Investigation.	View →
FENN-141	London Underground to review ticketing system proposals with safety bodies London Underground shall review its proposals for the working of the Underground Ticketing System (UTS) at stations and take advice from the …	View →
FENN-142	London Underground to build King's Cross subway link or relieve congestion London Underground shall build a direct subway link between the tube lines and the Metropolitan and Circle Lines at King's Cross or …	View →
FENN-143	Trade unions to appoint safety representatives and establish station safety com… The trade unions shall appoint safety representatives as necessary under 'The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977' [SI 1977 No 5001 …	View →
FENN-144	Increase employee participation in London Underground safety programme preparat… There must be more employee participation in the preparation and execution of London Underground's safety programmes in accordance with section 2(6) of …	View →
FENN-145	Boards to prioritise safety in London Underground resource allocation and inves… Explicit consideration by the Boards of London Regional Transport and London Underground shall always be given to safety when decisions on resource …	View →
FENN-146	Reflect passenger numbers in London Underground investment appraisal criteria The numbers of passengers using the system must be duly reflected in the criteria for investment appraisal in London Underground.	View →
FENN-147	London Underground to fully utilise funds and assess safety of budget changes Funds allocated to London Underground must be fully used, and particular attention paid to the safety implications of any changes to the …	View →
FENN-148	London Underground to regularly inform public about safety and changes London Underground shall regularly inform the travelling public about safety on the Underground and any proposed changes.	View →
FENN-149	Introduce litter legislation and review smoking byelaw penalties on London Unde… Legislation against the dropping of litter on London Underground shall be introduced and a review undertaken of the byelaw prohibiting smoking and …	View →
FENN-150	Consider establishing a single passenger safety inspectorate for all transport Consideration should be given to the establishment of a single passenger safety inspectorate charged with monitoring and supervising standards in all passenger …	View →
FENN-151	Avoid duplication between public inquiries and coroner's inquests The duplication involved in holding both a public inquiry and a coroner's inquest should be avoided.	View →
FENN-152	Consider national disaster planning desk for experience and emergency coordinat… Consideration should be given to a national disaster planning desk where the experience gained from disasters and their investigation and civil emergencies …	View →
FENN-153	Agree common system for casualty identification and fatality documentation in L… A uniform documentation procedure for handling and receiving fatalities should be considered. In London all the services must meanwhile agree a common …	View →
FENN-154	Continue implementing recommendations from the 'Crime on London Underground' re… The recommendations in the report of the study 'Crime on the London Underground' [HMSO 1986 ISBN 0 11 55080581 must continue to …	View →
FENN-155	Review Fire Services Act to clarify police and fire brigade responsibilities A review shall be undertaken of section 30 of the Fire Services Act 1947 to clarify the responsibilities of the police and …	View →
FENN-156	London Underground and LRT to report implementation progress to Secretary of St… London Underground and London Regional Transport shall make regular reports to the Secretary of State for Transport upon their progress with the …	View →
FENN-157	Include London Underground progress reports in relevant annual reports Reports on the progress made by London Underground shall also be included in the annual reports of London Regional Transport, the London …	View →

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