Introduction Feeling positive, content, and having good, stable moods are all important parts of good wellbeing but, unfortunately, only around 14% of people in the UK report feeling really fulfilled in these areas on a regular basis. There are lots of things you can do to improve your mood, feel more positive and improve your overall […]
Traumatic Events At some point in your working life it’s possible you may witness or be involved in a traumatic event. Accidents and illnesses can happen out of the blue, at work and in our personal lives too, so it helps to know how you might react and the best way to handle these situations. […]
Safe Work Leader Products As part of the Planning & Delivering Safe Work Programme we are introducing a number of new items. As these products are established, designed and created, we will continue to upload details to this Safety Central page for both our Network Rail colleagues and Suppliers. The PDSW Programme has sent some […]
The Network Rail Board has the vision of “Everyone Home Safe Everyday”, with safety being a core value and key to our success in delivering a better railway for a better Britain. In this environment there should be no ambiguity, in practice this will mean knowing exactly who has overall responsibility for any worksite or site […]
This page contains some useful reference material relating to the Planning & Delivery of Safe Work (PDSW) Training & Go-Live.
The four films on this page have been developed by the standardised task team at the request of the OLE Competence Development Group. The Overhead Line Equipment CDG is responsible for all OLE technical and safety training and assessment material. It has representatives from PD&T, STE, IP, Maintenance (Delivery Units and Works Delivery), Overhead Condition […]
There have been several accidents and close calls involving vehicle deliveries and collections near operational railway lines. These have involved lorries (including those with lorry loaders) and vans. Those who are involved in the planning of deliveries adjacent to open railway lines are reminded about the risks of working Any Line Open (ALO) and the […]
Network Rail is committed to protecting the health, safety and welfare of employees and other people who might be affected by ballast handling activities by identifying, mitigating and managing the risks associated with ballast handling and the dust created through the process of attrition. To deliver ballast that is within specification by effectively managing the supply […]
Electricity is one of the key workforce safety risks when working on the tracks. Electrified railway can be can be above the track on the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) and on the ground in some areas via the 3rd rail d.c. conductor rail power supply, and even below us in buried cables. We want […]
This section gives some basic advice on the safe movement of objects by hand in the workplace. There are also links to further information which you may find of use. Network Rail is currently undertaking a Manual Handling Improvement Programme. This is aimed at assessing and reducing the manual handling risks those working on its […]
