Coping with Trauma

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. […]

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Enhanced Capital Allowances

The Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECA) Scheme for Energy Saving Technologies encourages businesses to invest in energy-saving plant or machinery specified on the Energy Technology List (ETL) and allows businesses to write off the whole cost of the equipment against taxable profits in the year of purchase. This can provide a cash flow boost and an […]

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Rail Wellbeing Live 2022

Rail Wellbeing Live 2022 – 2 and 3 November Registrations are now open for Rail Wellbeing live; an online FREE event that brings that rail industry together to focus on our health and wellbeing. There are 50 sessions to choose from, with over 60+ speakers over the two days. We even have evening sessions for […]

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Southern region – site of protection

Did you know you are 100 times safer in a line block with additional protection vs unassisted lookout working? Manual TCODs are now authorised as additional protection for use at the site of work even when this is not going to hold the protecting signal at danger but will instead hold a different signal within […]

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Safer Faster Isolation (SFI) Technology

Why are we developing technology to enable Safer, Faster Isolations? Network Rail have a regulatory obligation to secure all points of points of disconnection and separation by the end of CP8 in accordance with the Electricity at Work Regulations (EaWR) 1989. By developing technology for SFI, we:- – Improve the workforce electrical safety risk – […]

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Electrical Safety Delivery (ESD)

Electrical Safety Delivery (ESD) is a network-wide change programme which will improve electrical safety by introducing new technologies, and changes in the way we work; supporting Network Rail’s safety vision of β€œeveryone home safe every day”. The programme will deliver the core elements of the Electrical Safety Strategy through two changes: 1. A Single Approach […]

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European Safety Culture Twinning Programme

In 2015 an inter-continental industry subgroup on safety culture was offered the opportunity by the European Commission to develop and deliver a twinning programme across Europe to support learning and sharing across European Union/ European Free Trade Association (EU/EFTA) Member State rail infrastructure manager or an association of EU/EFTA rail infrastructure managers  with a focus on […]

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Network Rail’s compliance obligations

 Business Compliance The Network Rail Energy Management team is responsible for assuring that the business is carrying out its operations in an energy and carbon efficient manner.  This includes checks and balances to assure that standards, policy and legislative obligations are being correctly followed, and to provide appropriate guidance and advice so that business units […]

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