Occupational Health

Home Safe Plan – The Projects and Programmes

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;  

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Home Safe Plan

The Home Safe Plan, originally identified as the Integrated Safety Plan, consisted of 21 national projects which were identified to provide the biggest risk reduction to our work force, public and passengers. 2017-18 saw a number of the original projects close successfully, and are already showing real safety benefits. But, safety improvements never stop, and […]

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Home Safe Plan – Quarterly Brief

The Home Safe Brief provides a quarterly update on a few of the key work streams within the Home Safe Plan. The aim is to keep our customers and partners informed on why projects are being run, the impact they will have, and most importantly, how they can take part in reducing the high number […]

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Silica – IOSH dual-branded materials

Working together to beat occupational cancer Research suggests that in Britain, nearly 800 people die a year from lung cancer caused by breathing in silica dust at work. In the European Union, around 7,000 cases of lung cancer are caused by this carcinogen annually. Worldwide, it’s estimated that millions of employees are exposed to silica […]

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Asbestos Awareness

At Network Rail whilst working on the infrastructure, the health and safety of its employees, contractors, third parties, and those of our neighbours and associates who may be impacted by its business activities is paramount. We believe that everybody should go home safe every day, and that actions taken today should not have an adverse effect on […]

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Drugs and Alcohol testing processes

Update to Network Rail’s random drugs and alcohol testing processes In order to support Network Rail line managers in updating their employees about the changes to random drugs and alcohol testing processes we have devised various support materials attached to this page. Additionally the following video has been developed to brief line managers who were […]

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