Keeping our people safe around high voltage The primary goal of the Electrical Safety Delivery (ESD) programme is aimed at improving electrical safety by introducing new technologies and changes in the way we work around high voltage, supporting Network Rail’s safety vision of “everyone home safe every day”. The majority of the time, people go […]
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The Railway Sustainability Design Guide has been put together by the Sustainable Land Use Programme with Aecom to provide a resource of materials to support the sustainable management of the railway estate. The guide is available on this link (https://planengageuk.alytics.com/networkrail-digital-sdg/home) but is also published as pdf documents on this page. Background The Government review in […]
Network Rail Energy Link is our new easy-access energy management system, through which our energy billing and data is processed, managed and stored. This new system replaces the Railway Energy Database (RED) and holds detailed information on the metering assets and their consumption. The system can be accessed via: https://nr.systems-link.com/default.aspx To request access to Energy […]
Taking action to prevent pollution to air, water and land which might occur as a result of our operations. What are emissions to air? Emissions to air are discharges of a pollutant from a particular source (e.g a flue-gas stack) or a group of sources (e.g vehicles) into the air. Pollutants are unwanted chemicals or […]
Creating a railway that is safe and more resilient to the effects of weather, now and in the future. How does weather affect our assets? Weather is what can be observed over a short period of time, such as intense or prolonged rainfall, heatwaves, cold snaps, hurricanes and snow. For example, excessive rainfall can flood […]
Your body is like an engine – it needs good fuel in order to work properly. Yet knowing what a healthy diet involves can be confusing. The best principles of healthy eating are those of the Mediterranean diet that includes lots of vegetables and nuts, moderate amounts of meat and fish, and healthy oils like […]
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 […]
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. […]
A Close Call is defined as anything that is likely to cause harm or damage. This includes the potential to: Harm a person including minor, major injuries, and fatalities Harm the environment and/or protected species Damage railway infrastructure, plant, vehicles, tools, equipment, systems and information Watch the close call video below: What’s the difference between […]
