Understanding your health and wellbeing
Respiratory standard
To enable a sustainable approach to the management of the long term health and wellbeing of our employees, and achieve our vision of Everyone Home safe Every day, Network Rail has published a standard to support the proactive management of employees’ respiratory health. The purpose of this standard is to highlight the importance of identifying […]
Respiratory e-learning for Network Rail employees
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 […]
Medical Standards
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 […]
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 […]
Health and Wellbeing
My Story Series Health calendar NR Employee area Mental wellbeing resources We believe that an active and healthy workforce is vital to achieving a safe, successful and sustainable organisation and we are therefore committed to the health and wellbeing of all our people. The Health and Wellness Strategy team sit within the central Safety, Technical and […]