The weekly Safety Hour is about giving you and your teams the opportunity to: have in-depth safety conversations about the local safety and security issues that matter to you track progress against local targets identify local improvement actions. It’s about taking ownership of local priorities and continually working together to solve problems, so we can […]
Working with our wellbeing partner, Nuffield Health, we have created a variety of resources to guide and support you with any lifestyle changes that you are considering in relation to eating more healthy or becoming more active. You can send through any queries to our virtual wellbeing advisor at QuadrantGym@networkrail.co.uk. Weight management FAQs – from […]
If you are worried about your weight and wondering what to do about it, you’re not alone. More than one in four people in the UK are now obese. Back in 1993, only 13 per cent of women and 16 per cent of men were classed as obese, but by 2011 this had risen to […]
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 – […]
Security is an essential part of safety, find out more about what you can do to keep our railway safe and secure. Security is an essential part of safety, from the physical protection of our infrastructure to the technology that safeguards our systems and information. Security is everyone’s responsibility; it is how we protect our […]
If you’ve got out of the habit of exercising (or never really had it!), don’t make the mistake of trying to change lots of things over night. First of all check with your GP or Health Practitioner that it’s okay to start exercising (in almost all cases it is) and then set out to make […]
Diabetes is the medical name for when your glucose (sugar) levels are too high in your blood because your body can’t use it properly. An estimated 3.2 million people in the UK have diabetes and around 630,000 of them don’t even know they have the condition. It’s very important to get diagnosed and treated because […]
Cholesterol is a thick waxy substance naturally produced by your liver. The amount of cholesterol in your blood stream is largely determined by the amount you produce, however dietary cholesterol can also be found in some foods including egg yolks and seafood. Cholesterol is essential for your health and is used by every cell in […]
Keeping your heart healthy, whatever your age, is one of the most important things you can do for your long-term health. Unfortunately, around one in three of all deaths is caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD), which involves narrowed or hardened blood vessels. Whilst some of this can be caused by things we can’t control, such […]
