Trade Union Safety reps have a dramatic, positive impact on health and safety at work Safety reps’ rights and functions include a legal right to: Represent employees in discussions with the employer on health, safety or welfare and in discussions with HSE or other enforcing authorities; investigate hazards and dangerous occurrences; investigate complaints; carry out […]
Fatigue Reduction Regardless of your role, location, or the type of work you do, to do your job safely and efficiently you need to be alert. When you’re feeling fatigued, your alertness levels and your performance suffer. In fact, research shows being awake for more than 17 hours can weaken your performance in a way […]
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Network Rail provides the energy for the whole of the UK rail industry and manages those contractual arrangements with its corporate suppliers. In addition to that key responsibility, Network Rail is a very large consumer in its own right. Purchasing of utilities and the strategic management of contractual arrangements is carried out centrally by the […]
National Line Blockage Steering Group (NLBSG) Introduction There were just under 214,000 thousand line blockage planned on the network in the 2015/16 this by Network Rail alone.Within 2015/16, 283 Operational Close Calls (OCCs) that had a potentially significant or severe outcome were recorded in SMIS that are directly related to line blockages. The outcome of […]
What is ISO 50001? Effective energy management is not only good for business; it is also becoming a requirement: and the best way to achieve it is with ISO 50001. This international standard outlines energy management practices that are considered to be best practice globally and supports organisations in developing an energy management system (EnMS) […]
Here you will find a range of short documents that are designed to provide useful information, tips and examples of best practice, to enable you to develop and implement energy-saving initiatives. If you are unable to find information on a particular topic, please do not hesitate to get in touch using the contact details on […]
Business Compliance The STE central Energy Management team is responsible for assuring that the business is carrying out its operations in an energy and carbon efficient manner. This includes checks and balances to assure that standards, policy and legislative obligations are being correctly followed, and to provide appropriate guidance and advice so that business units […]
Any energy and carbon reduction programme will contain a whole host of small, individual projects that will save energy, cost and carbon across the estate. But which should you start to look at first? Draw up a list of potential opportunities and then use an Ease + Effect matrix to assess each one. Decide how easy each […]
This tool allows you to self-assess where you are on your energy management journey, and provides the steps you need to take to achieve best practice. Each column is a key area of integrated energy management, and each row is a level of maturity. Self-assessment is easy – simply plot in each column your closest […]
