Commitments, Rules and Policies
Close Call (old)
A Close Call is defined as anything that has the potential to cause harm or damage. This includes the potential to: Harm a person including minor, major injuries, and fatalities Harm the environment and/or protected species Damage railway infrastructure, plant, vehicles, tools, equipment, systems and information Watch the close call video below: What’s the difference […]
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Safety Vision
Be Safe Handbook
Our Be Safe Handbook explains how our Safety Vision, Lifesaving Rules, Close Calls and Fair Culture Principles work together to enable a culture where everyone is empowered to work safely and challenge unsafe behaviours and conditions without fearing the consequences. Download the digital version from the attachment section of this page. Please note this is […]
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Safety Vision and Lifesaving Rules
Our Safety Vision outlines the commitments which empower us all to get home safe every day. The vision and commitments are supported by our Lifesaving Rules which tackle the ten most common causes of injury and loss of life on the railway. Andrew Haines, chief executive, Network Rail has recently endorsed the Safety Vision and updated it […]
Principal Contractor Licensing (PCL)
Suppliers who want to operate as a Principal Contractor (PC) as defined by Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 must hold a licence issued by Network Rail to discharge these duties on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure. The PC Licence is governed by NR Standard NR/L2/INI/CP0070 v4 and applies to all organisations. The Principal Contractor Licence […]
Worksafe
The rail industry doesn’t expect any employee to work in an unsafe manner to achieve results. If you think something is unsafe, then stop work. You should never feel that you have to do something if you believe it’s unsafe, Wherever you work, whether you’re trackside, in an office or visiting a site; if you have concerns about […]