There have been several accidents and close calls involving vehicle deliveries and collections near operational railway lines. These have involved lorries (including those with lorry loaders) and vans. Those who are involved in the planning of deliveries adjacent to open railway lines are reminded about the risks of working Any Line Open (ALO) and the […]
Making sure the area in which we’re working is well lit is a crucial part of health and safety. The quicker and clearer we can see a hazard, the more easily we can avoid it. The type and amount of lighting you will need for a safe operation will vary, depending on the type of […]
Network Rail owns around 219 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), that are protected because of their special interest for wildlife, habitat or geology. Many more are located near the railway and Network Rail and its contractors have a legal obligation not to cause damage to any designated SSSI regardless of ownership. The appropriate statutory agency […]
Network Rail Telecom (NRT) is the company’s national, telecoms asset management function. NRT owns all of the company’s telecoms assets. Close to 20,000km of fibre-optic cable (the UK’s third largest network), backed up by 18,000km of hard cable and 2,500 masts, provide state-of-the-art communication services for the whole railway network. Apart from the technical challenges […]
The Safe by Design (SbD) Buildings and Civils Working Group has recently been changed to the Health and Safety by Design (H&SbD) Buildings and Civils Working Group, as part of a wider programme of updates which are work in progress. It involves Network Rail working collaboratively with its valued supply chain to embed health and […]
What is Safe by Design/Health and Safety by Design? Irrespective of where and what we design, Safety (including Health and Sustainability) is an integral part of the design process. We need to understand what influences safe design and then adapt our processes – and more importantly our behaviours – to make it instinctive. Design must […]
