Stations Industrial Action 26 Dec 18

"Section 12" is the term used for any station subject to the Fire Precautions (Sub Surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989. "Section 12" actually refers to the bit of the Railways Act (can't remember which one) that allows amendments by the Secretary of State for Transport.

The specific clause in the 1989 Regulations¹ regarding minimum staffing levels appears to be section 10 (4):


Section 12 of the Railways Act 1993 ("Modification by agreement") is the only Railways Act (or similarly titled legislation) with a potentially relevant Section 12:



However as the Act postdates the Regulations, either the "Section 12" name must be a relatively recent appellation or it is not the origin of the phrase. Section 13(3) of the Regulations provide that a breach of provisions, including 10(4), constitutes and offence under section 12 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971.

Section 12 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 was³ headed "Power of Secretary of State to make regulations about fire precautions", so this is likely to be the actual source of the terminology.

1. These regulations have been superceded, in respect of England, by the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009, but the relevant clause, now Section 10 (2), remains unchanged in wording.
2. As originally enacted, it has been revised multiple times and presently reads "Office of Rail and Road"
3. The Act has been repealed as a whole by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

I think it's this one. Link: Bakerloo Line Strike Boxing Day

Excerpt:
Staff are striking due to London Underground’s alleged failure to ensure sufficient shift coverage, which “creates undue stress on staff and puts all members and the travelling public at increased risk,” RMT said in a statement. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: “RMT members are rightly angry that staffing levels on the Bakerloo Line have been hacked back to the bone presenting a serious danger to staff and passengers alike. “Previous commitments to ensure safe staffing coverage have been flouted and in order to press the company to address the issues we have no option but to announce a programme of action. “The union remains available for serious and genuine talks.”

FWIW, the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009 specify that there must be a minimum of two members of staff on duty at any station covered by the Regulations. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires L.U.L to ensure that there are sufficient competent people on duty dependent on the risk. The Congestion Control & Emergency Plan is L.U.L’s answer to this and states amongst other things the minimum numbers of staff on duty. The minimum numbers are not set by LFEPA (In any case this organisation doesn’t exist anymore) but are set by the landlord for the station, the Area Manager (formerly G.S.M) in conjunction with the Health + safety reps and the Contingency Planning department.