US EditionDeutsche Bahn: a Bodycam for Every Train Companion
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Protect rail workers better from attacks – the Minister of Transport, the Head of Railways and Trade Unions are currently advising on this. After the death of a train attendant, the pressure is high.
DB Regio's top employee representative has been admonishing for ten years: "When it comes to safety, miserliness is not cool." No one wanted to listen to him for a long time – until now.
The boss of Deutsche Bahn wants to equip all employees with bodycams with customer contact also in long-distance traffic as well as at the stations on a voluntary basis.
After the violent death of a train attendant, the train reacts to the increasing violence in its trains and according to its own information has "completely bought empty" the market for bodycams. Works councils, however, demand more than just hardware. (Continue reading)
Just before Deutsche Bahn's (DB) major security summit on Friday, the company has already decided on initial steps. Effective immediately, bodycam training is mandatory for all 5,200 customer service representatives in DB's local transport (KiN), as well as for all ticket inspectors on the S-Bahn (suburban rail network), according to a notice from the DB Regio works council, as reported by the "Süddeutsche Zeitung." Furthermore, bodycams will no…
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