For extra security: The primary workers in regional transport in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Rhine-Neckar are geared up with physique cameras

Harassed, threatened or bodily attacked – observations lately sadly present that assaults in opposition to Deutsche Bahn (DB) workers have gotten extra widespread. In 2023 there have been a complete of three,144 assaults on DB colleagues. Virtually two-thirds of the assaults affected practice crews on regional transport. The safety and security of its workers is a precedence for DB, which is why it’s equipping an increasing number of practice workers on regional transport with physique cameras. That is carried out voluntarily and is at the moment nonetheless on chosen routes.

Within the regional transport of DB Regio AG in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan space, the primary of about 50 workers at the moment are touring with physique cameras on the trains of the next transport networks:

• Most important-Neckar-Ried-Specific
• Kinsigtal
• Southwest Specific (SÜWEX)
• S-Bahn Rhine-Neckar

Earlier than the physique cameras are used as technical help, the client advisors in native transport (KiN) perform complete coaching on working circumstances, authorized foundation, labeling necessities in addition to sensible operation and dealing with of the physique digicam. On the trains of the emergency networks, passengers are knowledgeable about using a physique digicam by way of info posters.

Expertise to date exhibits that each practice workers and passengers really feel safer this manner. Not solely do the physique cameras have a de-escalation impact, in addition they present beneficial proof to regulation enforcement authorities.

Further buyer advisors can be regularly geared up within the subsequent part from the tip of 2024. Yearly, DB spends greater than 200 million euros throughout the nation to make sure that clients and workers journey safely.

You’ll find footage of DB workers within the Mitte space with physique cameras within the DB media library.