Working to minimise complaints and damage to the environment and human health from noise, nuisance and disturbances arising from our work What is noise, nuisance and disturbance? Constructing and maintaining the railway is a noisy and ongoing process. Nuisances and disturbances are primarily related to noise and vibration, air quality (i.e. odour, dust, smoke), artificial […]
All authorised drivers who have completed an electronic licence check via the Licence Bureau will be automatically sent a unique Driver ID and password to access the Vehicle Telematics System. For those who have not completed this electronic process, an alternative process has been agreed – where line managers can locally check employees driving licences. […]
Safety Hours sessions were introduced to improve communication and engagement between line managers and their teams; they put the spotlight on safety, and what we can do to ensure everyone gets home safe every day. A suite of resources have been created to support Safety Hour facilitators and attendees; to ensure we are getting the […]
We are continuously improving the way in which we manage respiratory risk. One way this is being achieved is by improving the education, understanding and awareness of occupational respiratory hazards, and steps that can be taken to mitigate the risks and enhance controls. Network Rail has developed an e-learning, module code FF/OH’S/1-3, which is now […]
The rail industry in the UK has experienced a number of runaway events over the last twenty years where unexpected and uncontrolled movements of rail vehicles, plant or machines have approached workers whilst on track. The impact of these events has resulted in near misses ranging from the runaway Iron Men at Raven Crossing in […]
The Network Rail Medical Standards have been updated to further protect the health of our colleagues, for the improved management of health risks in the workplace and to provide line managers with the confidence to manage fitness for work and reasonable adjustments. The Medical Standard – NR/L2/OHS/00124 can be accessed on the Network Rail Standards […]
Helping everyone to get home safe every day. Action: This was carried out in IP SNE 6 – 8 December 2016. Why are we doing this? Across IP SNE we will be delivering hundreds of projects within the region over the Christmas period. ‘Step Up for Safety’ is a chance for sites to stand down […]
Driving represents a significant risk for Network Rail. With a fleet in excess of 7500 vehicles and 15,000 drivers that drive approximately 128 million miles a year it is no wonder that driving incidents occur frequently. Our fleet team deal with numerous incidents of vehicle damage, road traffic offences, road traffic accidents and road traffic […]
There are 21 projects and programmes within the Home Safe Plan (Integrated Safety Plan) that are designed to make a step change in the safety, health and wellbeing of our people. These are;
The Network Rail Investigations Handbook provides guidance to DCP’s, lead investigators and recommendation owners on accident/incident investigations and our investigation process.For example Why investigations are held Arranging an investigation Writing an investigation report Identifying the cause of an accident/incident The management of the completed investigation report and any associated recommendations Guidance for DCPs on preparing an […]
