Noise, Nuisance & Disturbance

Working to minimise complaints and damage to the environment and human health from noise, nuisance and disturbances arising from our work What is noise, nuisance and disturbance? Constructing and maintaining the railway is a noisy and ongoing process. Nuisances and disturbances are primarily related to noise and vibration, air quality (i.e. odour, dust, smoke), artificial […]

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Code of Business Ethics

Ethics ​​​​​​​​​​ Working in an ethical way will help us to be safer and perform better. Our reputation and future depends on us all maintaining the highest standards of business behaviour and acting with integrity in everything we do. At Network Rail, this means doing the right thing and abiding by a set of principles […]

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Handling Pressure

Introduction Unfortunately stress is a common part of modern day life. Stress occurs when there is a buildup of pressure which is above the level a person can cope with. How we feel when we’re under pressure up to a point can be a good thing. It can help us rise to challenges in situations […]

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Useful links

Network Rail Owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure. https://www.networkrail.co.uk   Network Rail – Sectional Appendix Sectional Appendix https://ssowps2-north/   Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) A wide range of information and documentation on rail industry safety initiatives, research and development. https://www.rssb.co.uk CIRAS Online The Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis System, freephone number 0800 4 101 101. https://www.ciras.org.uk […]

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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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Public and passenger safety campaigns

As the operator of the railway, we’re responsible for keeping passengers and those who live or work near the railway safe. We take this responsibility very seriously, so we do all we can to raise awareness among the general public of how they can behave safely on our infrastructure. We’re proud of our award-winning campaigns […]

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Hold the Handrail

Hold the Handrail Despite the safety progress we’ve made, we have not yet created a deeply embedded culture where care and safety guide our actions at all times. The purpose of the stand down is for everyone in Network Rail to agree how we can make a step change in our basic behaviours – by reinforcing […]

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